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The majority opinion was authored by chief justice john roberts and was joined by justices elena kagan, ruth bader ginsburg, stephen breyer and sonia sotomayor. The supreme court largely let stand president obamas health care overhaul, affirming the central. Retting, the commissioner of the internal revenue service, are defendants in the district court and filed a notice of appeal. All three cases could come before the supreme court in the next year or two. You know, i still prefer canadas approach to health care myself.
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