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Members of the crowd celebrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 28, 2012, after the court upheld the Affordable Care Act. (Evan Vucci / AP)
Members of the crowd celebrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 28, 2012, after the court upheld the Affordable Care Act. (Evan Vucci / AP)
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the 2010 health care law, preserving President Obama’s landmark legislative achievement. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who held that the law was a valid exercise of Congress’s power to tax.

The decision came as a sharp rebuff and disappointment to congressional Republicans, many of whom had expected the court to strike down at least some parts of the law. - msnbc

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