(Adam Liptak/New York Times)
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, President Obama’s signature legislative achievement, setting the stage for oral arguments by March and a decision in late June as the 2012 presidential campaign enters its crucial final months.
The decision to hear the case prompted confident assertions from each side that it was sure to prevail, and gave rise to calculations about the complicated political impact of possible rulings.
The range of issues the court agreed to address amounted to a menu of possible resolutions: the justices could uphold the law, strike down just its most controversial provision or some or all of the rest of it, or duck a definitive decision entirely as premature. (Read more at New York Times)
Related: Area hospitals to pursue grants to ready for reform (Houston Chronicle)
OTHER NEWS CLIPS:
- Houston’s Health Worse Than Expected in Asian American Communities (KUHF-Public Radio)
- Texas Absent From Agreement to Promote Natural Gas Cars (Fuel Fix)
- UH Physicist Part on Multi-Institution Team Trying to Develop New Solar Energy Technology (UH News)
- Scammers Rip off Donors in Charities’ Names (KPRC-Channel 2)
- Krugman: Sounds off on Vouchers for Veterans Proposal (New York Times)
- Coal Powers Texas But At What Cost (KUHF-Public Radio)