The Supreme Court passed up its first chance to review Congress's overhaul of the health-care system on Monday, which was not a surprise. Lower courts are just beginning to hear challenges to the law, so a decision by the justices to step in now would be highly unusual.

More interesting is that there is no indication that Justice Elena Kagan sat out the decision on a challenge brought by a former California legislator. That could be an indication she sees no conflict in hearing cases involving health-care reform, despite her role in the Obama administration.

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