The Hill News

Egypt has dominated the headlines, but the healthcare reform battle, which started nearly two years ago and will continue for another two years, has taken a dramatic turn. President Obama is facing the real possibility that his signature accomplishment gets overturned by the Supreme Court right before he faces the voters again in the 2012 election.

The legal community is now taking a second look at the question of the constitutionality of the individual mandate for purchasing healthcare, the central tenet of the law. That question seemed more the subject of a political campaign than a serious legal question just months ago. But it is now a question in 20 pending cases brought against the law.

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