Justices poised to strike down entire healthcare law  —  Demonstrators pray outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the third day of oral arguments over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / March 28, 2012)

First severability argument update  —  Paul Clement is finished.  The Court was skeptical that the whole act should fall if the individual mandate is invalid.  But there wasn't any clear indication of how far the Court would go.  It seemed like there wasn't much question …

Supremes Won't Save GOP From Itself on Obamacare  —  A supporter of President Barack Obama's health care reforms(R) argues with several elderly women who are against the reforms in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC after the morning session March 27, 2012, KAREN BLEIER / AFP / Getty Images

The Supreme Court's Dark Vision of Freedom  —  The court's conservatives apparently believe in the land of the free.  Circa 1804.  —  The fight over Obamacare is about freedom.  That's what we've been told since these lawsuits were filed two years ago and that's what we heard both inside and outside the Supreme Court this morning.

Justices Ask if Health Law Is Viable Without Mandate  —  WASHINGTON — On the third day and final of Supreme Court arguments over the constitutionality of President Obama's health care overhaul law, the justices on Wednesday shifted their attention to a question with enormous practical implications …

White House defends embattled solicitor general  —  The White House is coming to the defense of Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, whose efforts to defend the president's health care law Tuesday are under attack as a “train wreck” and “The Worst Supreme Court Argument of All Time.”

CNN Poll: Obama leads Romney and Santorum in November showdowns  —  Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in hypothetical general election matchups, according to a new poll.