(CNN) – While Democrats are praising the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation, Republicans are on the attack.
See statements from each side after the jump.
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Washington (CNN) – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation Thursday in a narrow 5-4 ruling.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, which said that the Commerce Clause of the Constitution does not give Congress the authority to require people to have health care, but that other parts of the Constitution did.
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Editor's note: We're live blogging from the Supreme Court today as the nation waits to see how the justices will rule on the health care law.
You can follow along below as CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears and Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin get the latest details live from the court as well as analysis when the opinion is delivered.
Watch live coverage and analysis on CNN TV, CNN’s mobile apps and http://cnn.com/live.
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(CNN) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold President Barack Obama's health care law, with justices upholding a key provision requiring people to have health insurance.
READ CNN's LIVE BLOG OF THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING HERE.
Washington (CNN) - A federal law making it a crime to falsely claim military medals earned was struck down Thursday by the Supreme Court.
READ CNN's LIVE BLOG OF THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING HERE.
(CNN) - A super PAC supporting President Barack Obama released its fifth television ad Thursday, again hitting presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney over his corporate background.
The group Priorities USA Action has repeatedly hammered Romney, who founded the private equity firm Bain Capital, as a greedy businessman who would put the interests of CEOs over those of middle class workers.
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(CNN) - On the same day the Supreme Court announced its decision to uphold the health care law, a Democratic opposition research group is pushing a video from 2006 that shows Mitt Romney praising the idea of an individual insurance mandate–a key component of the Affordable Care Act that he now chastises.
As former governor of Massachusetts, Romney signed off on a law requiring individuals to purchase health insurance. Romney's opponents now point to the law as a way to paint the presidential candidate as hypocritical when he blasts President Barack Obama's sweeping health care reform, which also includes a mandate.
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New York (CNNMoney) - It's mindless, confusing and costly. It will likely result in private-sector and government job loss. It will hurt the economy.
And Congress can't agree on how to replace it.
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(CNN) - As her blue and white jet emblazoned with "United States of America" touched down in Riga, the capital of Latvia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made some diplomatic history: visiting her 100th country as America's top diplomat. The record for any other secretary up to that point was 96.
As her plane rolled down the tarmac and a flight attendant announced the milestone, her flight-weary staff applauded.
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(CNN) – The U.S. Supreme Court will rule at 10 a.m. ET Thursday on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law that President Obama signed in March 2010. Here's a look at key moments in the law's history:
February 24, 2009 - In a joint session to Congress, President Obama says: "So let there be no doubt: Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year."
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