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Sixth Circuit Expedites Oral Argument in Case Challenging Health Care Statute

For the last several months, we have been following the case making its way through the Sixth Circuit involving a constitutional challenge to the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.  See Thomas More Law Center, et al. v. Obama, et al. … Continue Reading

More Briefing in the Thomas More Law Center Case Challenging The New Health Care Statute

As we have been reporting on this blog, the Sixth Circuit is preparing to address the constitutionality of the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.  See Thomas More Law Center, et al. v. Obama, et al. (Sixth Circuit, Case No. 10-2388).  … Continue Reading

Sixth Circuit Case Addressing Constitutional Challenge To New Health Care Statute Still May Be First To Reach Supreme Court

As we reported on Monday, a Virginia federal judge made national headlines when he declared that the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, is unconstitutional.  See Commonwealth of Virginia, et al. v. Sebelius (E.D. Va., Case No. 3:10-cv-188) (PDF).  On Tuesday, it was reported that the … Continue Reading

Unlike District Judge in Sixth Circuit, Florida Judge Allows Health Care Law Challenge to Proceed

We previously reported on Tuesday that the Sixth Circuit may be the first Circuit to weigh in on the constitutionality of the new health care law after Judge George Steeh of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan upheld the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient … Continue Reading
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