5 things: Public opinion backs gov’t in health care case

FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Amy Brighton from Medina, Ohio, who opposes health care reform, holds a sign in front of the Supreme Court in Washington during a rally as the court continues arguments on the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. Most Americans want the Supreme Court to side with the government when it decides whether the feds can continue subsidizing insurance premiums in all 50 states under President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to polls in recent months. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

By Associated Press June 25, 2015 4 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Most Americans want the Supreme Court to side with the government when it decides whether the feds can continue subsidizing insurance premiums in all 50 states under President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to polls in recent months.

Few, however, have much confidence that the court can rule objectively in the case, King v. Burwell.

Five things to know about public opinion on the Supreme Court’s coming decision on the health care law:

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MOST WANT LAW UPHELD