taxpayer dollars wasted. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation s health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page written explanation. let s go straight to our congressional correspondent kate bolduan. she s working the story for us. today the attorney general of the united states complied with that demand. complied with that demand. i guess to use the sports metaphor the ball may still be in play on this one. i wouldn t call this a bombshell, but it s a strange twist in this political battle with no end in sight. three pages, single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. att
captions by vitac www.vitac.com an historic and stunning showdown is under way right now between the obama administration and federal judges. a three-member appeals panel all republican appointees has taken issue with the president s jawboning of the u.s. supreme court over the health care reform law. now an unusual demand from those judges is putting a lot of heat from the justice department in washington. brian todd is following this battle for us. brian, what s going on? reporter: one seasoned court analyst says federal judges almost never do this kind of thing. whether he intended to or not an appeals court judge has publicly taken on president obama and walked into the political fire. reporter: a barometer of how high the political stakes are for the president and his opponents on the health care law. a public sparring match between president obama and the courts. on monday, mr. obama says this about the supreme court s review of health care. ultimately, i m
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