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Tallahassee, Fla.–Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced the dates for the oral argument in the States’ challenge to the federal health care law. The oral arguments will begin Monday,
Mach 26 and continue through Wednesday, March 28.

On Monday, March 26, the Court will hear one hour of oral argument on the jurisdictional issue of whether the federal Anti-Injunction Act bars challenges to the individual mandate. On Tuesday, March 27, the Court will hear two hours of oral argument limited to the issue of whether the individual mandate is constitutional. On Wednesday, March 28, the Court will hear 90 minutes of oral argument on the severability argument. Also on Wednesday, the Court will hear one hour of oral argument on the constitutionality of the law's substantial expansion of Medicaid.

Florida is leading the federal health care challenge along with 25 other states, the National Federation of Independent Business, and two individual plaintiffs.