Decisions Anticipated From U.S. Supreme Court On Two Key Issues This Month

By Cherri Gregg 

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --  Every Monday in June, the nation focuses in on anticipated decisions from the US Supreme Court. The two anticipated rulings drawing big attention are same-sex marriage and Obamacare.

Does the Constitution provide a fundamental right to marriage? That's the question the court will need to answer in the landmark Obergfell v. Hodges case.

Mark Aronchick was lead lawyer in the Whitehall case, which cleared the way for same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania.  He attended oral arguments in April and believes there will be dissenting opinions but the majority of the justices side with marriage.

"I think the court will rule that same-sex marriages are constitutionally protected," said Aronchick. "I don't know if it will be 5-4 or 6-3."

As for the Obamacare case, King v. Burrwell, the big question is the legality of federal subsidies operating in 30 states.  If conservatives win, Obamacare is dead.

"A lot of people think the government is going to win that case," says Kermit Roosevelt, a professor at Penn law school who once clerked at the US Supreme Court. He says if the Obama administration loses, it could be painful "in terms of a lot of people immediately losing health insurance."

Roosevelt expects the ruling to come down as late as next week.