National Federation of Independent Business

The Supreme Court, in National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Sibelius, ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s (a.k.a. Obamacare) main provisions are, in some ways unconstitutional, but in other ways constitutional.

  • In which way did the Court determine that law was unconstitutional?
  • In which way did it determine that the law was constitutional?
  • What are the merits of the Court’s arguments?
  • Should the Court have made a different decision? Explain.