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The article discusses Supreme Court proceedings in March 2012 concerning the U.S. Affordable Care Act, the health care reform enacted under U.S. President Barack Obama. The article presents information on the opinions of Supreme Court justices including John Roberts, Elena Kagan, and Samuel Alito concerning the power Congress has to regulate commerce, previous Supreme Court cases including Wickard v. Filburn, Gonzales v. Raich, and U.S. v. Morrison, and possible outcomes.

The author discusses the relevance of the 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision on the legal case Wickard v. Filburn which is being used by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to claim its legal authority to impose ObamaCare mandates on individuals.