I think the mandate is gone. The case made in the 26 state lawsuit is simply too strong. They will uphold that decision by the appellate court. I would be extremely surprised to see them knock down the entire law. The court has seemed to let the legislative branch pretty much do what they want for many decades in terms of shifting power from the people and state to the Federal government. This court has been surprisingly good with their decisions on campaign finance and 2nd amendment...even sometimes going back on past precedent...so I hope they continue that pattern.
I’m not so sure.
A wise latina could easily make the argument that an individual mandate is perfectly legitimate.
After all, Americans have been forced to pay for wars they loathe, welfare they find despicable and onerous bureaucratic burdens they do not want for generations.
Why not pay for their own healthcare? They do want healthcare don’t they?
Of course they do!