whether federal spend legislation cross line enticement coercion often difficult determine court conclude legislation unconstitutional grind unless coercive nature offer unmistakably clear case however doubt justices scalia kennedy thomas alitojustice anthony kennedy furious majority u.s. supreme court uphold president barack obama healthcare law read dissent opinion bench three years ago anger palpable majority regard opinion judicial modesty declare amount instead vast judicial over-reaching kennedy june 28 2012.now country await rule second major challenge obama signature affordable care act question whether justice voice opposition could provide critical fifth vote uphold law nine-justice court now.at stake tax-credit subsidies help low- moderate-income americans obtain health insurance challengers say government unlawfully extend subsidies state create local insurance exchange instead rely federal exchange court strike subsidies millions americans least 34 50 state could lose coverage.five years passage affordable care act become ingrain american life even remain politically divisive part fabric care one another obama democrat declare speech last week republicans call repeal among relate lawsuits simmer low court dispute bring republicans u.s. house representatives treasury department payments healthcare insurers.impossible predictin case court unique issue along kennedy record comment oral arguments raise possibility join four liberal justices endorse law three years ago fellow conservative chief justice john roberts cast swing vote liberals uphold law mark rare episode kennedy usual key justice divide bench control outcome momentous case.it impossible predict confidence court resolve case king v. burwell rule anxiously await officials washington insurance healthcare industries nationwide.what know two days march oral arguments year justices per usual practice take vote small conference room chief justice roberts chamber senior justice win side assign opinion majority senior justice dissent side tap writer main dissent draft duel opinions begin circulate among chambers.in conversation memos justices sharpen arguments sometimes compromise reason rhetoric keep majority together dissent similarly hone retort process shroud secrecy public know write opinion issued.for king v. burwell decision could come soon monday morning justices next take bench likely issue late month tough dispute tend resolve right traditional end-of-june deadline court nine-month session among 20 await case also question whether u.s. constitution guarantee right same-sex marriage.a pivotal positionon healthcare either kennedy roberts could tip balance yet 78-year-old kennedy appoint bench 1988 republican president ronald reagan may pivotal position base respect state sovereignty concern practical consequences decision.while 2012 dispute pose broad-ranging constitutional challenge individual insurance mandate even take effect one turn mere four-word clause allow tax credit insurance purchase exchange establish state challengers libertarian lawyers among lodge 2012 attack say mean subsidies available people buy insurance federally facilitate exchange vastly outnumber state-run exchange obama administration contend law take whole make clear congress pass law intend subsidies apply exchanges.during oral arguments justice kennedy suggest challengers view law could put unconstitutional federal pressure state fail set exchange would lose subsidies state tell either create exchange send insurance market death spiral said.kennedy also rigidly interpret word statute consider decision may play note people pay mandate tax deny tax credit cost insurance sky-high still kennedy may harbor skepticism law know obamacare acknowledge arguments possibility challengers could prevail plain word statute via reuters 2012 justice kennedy read scathing dissent opinion obamacare…why may vote save obamacare today