The U.S. Supreme Court has announced the dates for oral argument in the lawsuits challenging the validity of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Court will hear five and one-half hours of oral arguments over March 26-28, 2012.

On March 26 the Court will hear arguments on whether the Anti-Injunction Act bars the lawsuit challenging the Act's individual mandate provision until the individual mandate goes into effect in 2014. The Court has allocated one hour for this argument.

On March 27, the Court will hear arguments on whether Congress had the power under Article 1 of the Constitution to enact the individual mandate provision. The Court has allocated two hours for this argument.