U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Health Care Law Arguments Next Week

The U.S. Supreme Court is schedule to begin hearing arguments in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases on March 26, 27, and 28. 

The Court will not allow the proceedings to be televised, but is planning to provide the public with audio recordings and transcripts of the oral arguments on an expedited basis through the Court’s website.  The Court will post the audio recordings and unofficial transcripts as soon as the digital files are available. Morning session files should be available no later than 2 pm.  The recording and transcript of the March 28 afternoon session should be available no later than 4 p.m.

Links to the recordings will be available through links on the Court’s homepage, www.supremecourt.gov. 

Links to the orders and briefs as well as other pertinent documents are available on the U.S. Supreme Court resource page, http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PPAACA.aspx.

The arguments will be presented as follows:

Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida (11-398)
(Anti-Injunction Act)
Monday, March 26, 2012, at 10 a.m. (90 minutes for oral argument)

Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida (11-398)
(Minimum Coverage Provision)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 10 a.m. (2 hours for oral argument)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (11-393)

Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (11-400)
(Severability)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 10 a.m. (90 minutes for oral argument)

Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (11-400)
(Medicaid)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 1 p.m. (1 hour for oral argument)