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The Supreme Court held oral arguments this week to determine the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. One of the biggest surprises of was the Justices’ harsh questioning of the Obama administration’s lawyers, particularly by Justice Anthony Kennedy. Ben Bradford spoke with New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak about the man who is widely considered the Court’s “swing vote.”