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Which Way Will the Supreme Court Go with the Healthcare Law?
With oral arguments over and speculation already begun, does the Affordable Care Act have a future? Also, the Trayvon Martin case and racial bias in our justice system.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe oral arguments are over and the speculation has already begun: does the Affordable Care Act have a future? What are the potential consequences for the law, the health system and the race for president? Also, the Trayvon Martin case has raised the issue of racial bias — conscious and otherwise -- in America's justice system. Why do we imprison more people that any place else in the world? Why are 60 percent black or Hispanic?
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2 storiesSupreme Court Justices Weigh Future of Healthcare Law
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