Supreme Court rules on Affordable Health Care Act (38 images)

The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the individual mandate in President Obama's health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, on June 28, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch



Health care reform supporters cheer after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a majority of President Obama's health care reform bill, outside of the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012 in Washington, D.C. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks to reporters after the Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The court upheld a majority of President Obama's health care reform bill, ruling in a 5-4 decision to keep the individual insurance mandate. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as they wait for the court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The court upheld a majority of President Obama's health care reform bill, ruling in a 5-4 decision to keep the individual insurance mandate. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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President Barack Obama departs on a helicopter from the South Lawn of the White House for a short ride to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. The Washington Monument is at right. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his sponsored health care legislation. UPI/Pat Benic
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