Is the health care law constitutional?

From driving your car to eating your veggies, scholars ponder legality of mandate

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updated 1 hour 12 minutes ago 2011-02-05T03:29:18

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court likely won't take up a case challenging the constitutionality of the health care bill until next year, but legal experts are already beginning to ponder the key questions that will be addressed by the legions of lawyers and clerks as well as the justices who will ultimately decide whether or not the law stands.

The most central of these inquiries is whether the “individual mandateâ€