OPINION
Supreme Court may uphold health care after all
March 20, 2012
March 20, 2012
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg) would vote to uphold and that Clarence Thomas would vote to strike it down. Fifty-three percent said Anthony Kennedy would join the liberals, but a higher proportion, 69 percent, thought Chief Justice John Roberts would join the majority. Majorities of about 60 percent predicted that the other two conservatives, Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia, would determine the law is unconstitutional.
Why would experts think Roberts more likely to uphold than Kennedy? I really have no idea, although I've pinged a few law professors to see if they have theories. (Readers with legal knowledge should feel free to
Ruth Bader Ginsburg) would vote to uphold and that Clarence Thomas would vote to strike it down. Fifty-three percent said Anthony Kennedy would join the liberals, but a higher proportion, 69 percent, thought Chief Justice John Roberts would join the majority. Majorities of about 60 percent predicted that the other two conservatives, Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia, would determine the law is unconstitutional.
Why would experts think Roberts more likely to uphold than Kennedy? I really have no idea, although I've pinged a few law professors to see if they have theories. (Readers with legal knowledge should feel free to
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