As we march toward the day that the United States Supreme Court takes on the Obamacare case, it has become pretty clear that the whole decision is going to come down to Justice Anthony Kennedy. Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, and Antonin Scalia are commonly referred to as the conservative judges, and all of them, including Kennedy, were appointed by Republican Presidents. Ruth Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan are considered to be liberal judges, and were appointed by Democrats. Kennedy's decision to rule with the conservatives, or the liberals, changes from ruling to ruling.
