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Nathan Kilgore (right), 15, of Washington, D.C., joins his father, Scott (third from left), and others with pro-life organization Bound4Life outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in D.C., on March 26, 2012, as the court hears oral arguments on the challenges to the Affordable Care Act. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum leaves after speaking to reporters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Monday, March 26, 2012, as the court hears oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks to reporters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Monday, March 26, 2012, as the court hears oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Protesters on both sides of the Affordable Care Act march outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Monday, March 26, 2012, as the court hears oral arguments on challenges to the law. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Michael Newman (right), a Washington internist who supports the Affordable Care Act, is interviewed by C-SPAN in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Monday, March 26, 2012, as the court hears oral arguments on challenges to the law. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court are (clockwise from upper left) Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anthony M. Kennedy; Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.; and Associate Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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** FILE ** Gina Hall of Largo, Md., was among the thousands of people to march to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 in hopes of overturning Roe v. Wade as part of the March for Life. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Grace Francese, 13, of Vienna, Va., holds a sign saying "Save the Baby Humans!" as she marches with the March for Life in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Pro-choice advocates challenge pro-life advocates in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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"I believe they have a right to live!" shout a group of pro-life advocates, including Jeanine Ott, 17, left, of Long Beach, Miss., outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The youths were among the thousands of people who took part in the March for Life, asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Thousands of pro-life advocates march up Constitution Avenue to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 during the March for Life. They want the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and make abortion illegal. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Albert Florence of New Jersey, here with his attorney, Susan Chana Lask, has a case before the U.S. Supreme Court about being strip-searched in two county jails, possibly violating his constitutional right of privacy. (Associated Press)

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Minister Lynn Hopkins (left) comforts her partner Carolyn Bond in Jackson, Ga., on Sept. 21, 2011, after hearing that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute plea of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis. Davis, who was convicted of killing off-duty Savannah officer Mark MacPhail in 1989, was executed later that night. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Miroslava Acosta, 4, holds a sign during a rally at the Arizona state capital building in Phoenix on May 9, 2011, to protest Arizona's decision to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a decision by a lower court that put the most controversial parts of the state's immigration enforcement law on hold. (Associated Press)

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (left) and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. stand together often when it comes to U.S. Supreme Court rulings. The appointees of President George W. Bush are both young and conservative. (Associated Press)

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington is pictured in March 2009. (Associated Press)

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The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Members of the Westboro Baptist Church picket in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. The court was hearing the free-speech dispute between Albert Snyder of York, Pa., and the Topeka, Kan., church. The case focuses on whether the church has the right to protest at funerals. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at the dedication of Eckstein Hall, Marquette's new law-school building, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies on Capitol Hill for a third day on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "... Consensus is, in general, a very good thing for the judicial process and for the country," she said regarding high court decisions. (Associated Press)