3:26 pmWednesday's Arguments
Before Mr.Verrilli sits down for the final time in these cases, he stresses the overarching goals of the health-care law and urges the justices to keep those in mind during their deliberations. By providing health care to millions more Americans, the law leaves citizens “unshackled” and better able to “secure the blessings of liberty.”
3:28 pmWednesday's Arguments
But wait, there's more: Chief Justice Roberts gives Mr. Clement five minutes to make a rebuttal, and he also returns to the challengers big-picture themes. It’s a "funny conception of liberty," he says, to force someone to buy an insurance policy whether they want it or not.
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