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6/28 Amanda Frost, ACA Individual Mandate Upheld

June 28, 2012

The Supreme Court upholds the Individual Mandate of Affordable Care Act. Law Professor Amanda Frost talks semantics of ruling, implications of commerce clause and offers early thoughts about ramifications going forward. Oops, CNN gets it wrong. Your calls and IMs in the better half.

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