Supreme Court Review Conference 2012 - Professor Leora Harpaz Congress on the Ropes: The Stolen Valor and Affordable Care Acts

National Federation of Independents Business v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566 (June 28, 2012) (5-4) (upholding individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act under Congress's taxing power, but striking down the Medicaid expansion provision as a violation of the spending power).

United States v. Alvarez, 132 S. Ct. 2537 (June 28, 2012) (6-3) (striking down the Stolen Valor Act which makes it a federal crime to lie about receiving a military decoration or medal as a violation of the First Amendment because it is a content-based regulation of protected speech that cannot be justified under the strict scrutiny test).