Skeptical justices question Obama healthcare law

Courtroom illustration of U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli at the lectern to members of the U.S. Supreme Court in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration faced skeptical questioning from a U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservatives on Tuesday during a tense two-hour showdown over a sweeping healthcare law that has divided Americans. A ruling on the law’s key requirement that most people obtain health insurance or face a penalty appeared likely to come down to Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, two conservatives who pummeled the administration’s lawyer with questions. …