Society & Culture
California v. Texas is a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court that is the first major challenge to the Affordable Care Act since the appointment of the court's newest justice. Over the past decade, the ACA has been surprisingly resilient despite constant legal battles — and this one certainly won't be the last. Health law expert Joan Altman has been on the front lines in Washington since the law's earliest days. She sheds light on what went down at oral arguments and discusses what we can infer from the justices' commentary.