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Individual mandate

Chief Justice Roberts joins majority in upholding Obama’s health care law

Global Politics

President Obama’s health care law has survived one of the most historic Supreme Court battles in decades. The court upheld most of the law’s provisions, including the individual mandate, in a split 5-4 decision that will affect millions of Americans.

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