President Barack Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference opening plenary session in Washington, Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
With demonstrators chanting outside, the Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments on the fate of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.
The issue before the court today -- the first day of arguments -- is whether the challenge to the law is premature.
If the justices decide that it is, it would allow them to avoid making a ruling on the politically-charged case just months before the presidential election.
