article_snippet.sent: Chief Justice John Roberts -- who shocked conservatives with Justice Anthony Kennedy swing vote to uphold Obamacare -- this time seemed to lean more closely to conservative justices.
article_snippet.sent: Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern about closing off the debate currently going on in the states.
article_snippet.sent: Scalia were sharply critical in Scalia questioning of Bonauto.
article_snippet.sent: Justice Sonia Sotomayor and other liberals seemed supportive of the challengers.
article_snippet.sent: Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at American University and CNN analyst, said Tuesday's session revealed few surprises to close observers of the court who expected Kennedy and Roberts would be the swing votes on this case.
article_snippet.sent: Roberts big moment: Will Roberts anger conservatives again?
article_snippet.sent: We heard both of conservatives in the arguments today showing support for both sides of the argument, showing skepticism for both sides of the argument," Vladeck said.
article_snippet.sent: Vladeck also cautioned against reading too much into the justices' questioning and comments during the oral arguments, which account for just a few hours in the multi-month process of deciding such an consequential case.
article_snippet.sent: Rather refreshing actually," conservative Justice Antonin Scalia quipped as the man was dragged out to laughter in the courtroom.
highlights_snippet.sent: Chief Justice John Roberts, who shocked conservatives with his swing vote to uphold Obamacare, seemed to lean conservative .
  