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They will take the largest case, one we expected, that involves 26 states that emanates out the florida. the question is the mandate. is the mandate the constitutional or unconstitutional that will be the key decision they have to make. we understand they will consider the question of severability. if the mandate is struck down can the rest of the law survive without funding from the mandate? not only requires you to have insurance, if you don't have it you will have to pay a penalty. all that funding factored into the rest of the law. the justices taken the biggest case, the one we expected t...

Front of the supreme court? >> well, again, we will know within a matter of weeks whether the supreme court will take it. one of the things they look at, is this a matter of great national importance? we all know it is. i think everyone, even the president is conceding how important this is right now. so we are very hopeful that the supreme court will take it up this term. we have done everything in our power, the 26 states and the national federation of independent business, to get it to the supreme court as soon as possible so we are hopeful they will take it this term. if they do, they will...

Front of the supreme court? >> well, again, we will know within a matter of weeks whether the supreme court will take it. one of the things they look at, is this a matter of great national importance? we all know it is. i think everyone, even the president is conceding how important this is right now. so we are very hopeful that the supreme court will take it up this term. we have done everything in our power, the 26 states and the national federation of independent business, to get it to the supreme court as soon as possible so we are hopeful they will take it this term. if they do, they will...

Happening. bill: you can remove part of it based on the way the laugh was written. you are fighting this in the u.s. supreme court. when will they take this case up? >> we believe this is a case of great national importance. if this isn't it, i don't know one that is. this is truly an important case. bill: would they do this this fall? >> yes, we expedited our brief and we filed our response about a month early. so we are moving it as fast as we can. we anticipate if they receive sit which we think they will be it will be this term. arguments will be in early spring and we'll have a decision b...

Calendar is already filled up through december. but, just about every court washer out there does expect the justices to hear this case and decide it before the end of this term. that would put it in late june 2012. that's right in the middle of next year's presidential election. shep? >> shepard: what are some of the other big cases we are looking forward to here. >> there are a number of immigration cases before the court. an appeal everyone that is watching out of arizona will the court step into the fight over that state's controversial immigration law? plus, they will have to decide the b...