In my first post of the year back on January 3, I reported on how a divided Sixth Circuit panel on New Year’s Eve had granted a motion filed by Michigan Catholic Conference and Catholic Family Services to halt the so-called contraception mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services that went into effect under … Continue Reading
As we reported last week, a divided Sixth Circuit panel granted a motion by Michigan Catholic Conference and Catholic Family Services to halt the so-called contraception mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services that went into effect under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. See Michigan Catholic Conference, et al. … Continue Reading
On New Year’s Eve, a divided Sixth Circuit panel granted a motion by Michigan Catholic Conference and Catholic Family Services to halt the so-called contraception mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services that went into effect under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. See Michigan Catholic Conference, et al. v. … Continue Reading
Back in September, we reported on the Sixth Circuit’s high-profile decision in Autocam Corp., et al. v. Sebelius, et al., Case No. 12-2673 (6th Cir.), which dismissed claims brought by several plaintiffs challenging the so-called contraception and abortion mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that went into effect last year under the … Continue Reading
At the beginning of the year, we posted a feature story on high-profile lawsuits headed to the Sixth Circuit in 2013. One of the lawsuits that we predicted would land at the Sixth Circuit this year was the challenge to the so-called contraception and abortion mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) … Continue Reading
Today has been an active day for legal challenges relating to the new health care statute. To start things off, the Sixth Circuit earlier this morning rejected the latest constitutional challenges to the so-called individual mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. … Continue Reading
Below is a link to my recent interview on LXBN TV with host Colin O’Keefe of LXBN where I discuss the legal challenges to the so-called abortion and contraception mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. As I highlight during the interview, there currently are over 40 lawsuits making their way through … Continue Reading
It seems that everyone is a constitutional scholar today following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision earlier this morning upholding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. See Opinion, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (Sup. Ct. Case No. 11-393) (PDF). The Court’s landmark ruling is notable not only … Continue Reading
We are closing in on the one-year anniversary of the Sixth Circuit’s June 29, 2011 decision rejecting a constitutional challenge to the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. The Sixth Circuit was the first Circuit Court in the country to rule on the … Continue Reading
Today is the big day at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justices will begin hearing over 6 hours of oral arguments over the next three days on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, including the constitutionality of the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance. We have been … Continue Reading
End-of-year countdowns are all the rage, and we thought it would be fitting to close out 2011 with a countdown for our loyal blog readers. Without further ado, I present to you the five most important areas of law addressed by the Sixth Circuit in 2011. No. 5 – More Rigorous Pleading Requirements In The … Continue Reading
An hour ago, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in three separate cases on appeal from the Eleventh Circuit on 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 November 14, 2011 Order List (PDF), Department of Health and Human Services, … Continue Reading
A few hours ago, the D.C. Circuit upheld 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 Opinion, Seven-Sky, et al. v. Holder, et al., Case No. 11-5047 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 8, 2011) (PDF). In doing so, the D.C. … Continue Reading
If you have been following our blog for the last several months, you know that we’ve been covering all of the headline-making decisions in the legal challenges to the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. The Eighth Circuit is poised to … Continue Reading
In my breaking news post the other day, I reported on how the government filed its cert petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Eleventh Circuit’s high profile ruling striking down the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. Hours … Continue Reading
Yesterday we reported that the federal government decided not to seek en banc review of the Eleventh Circuit’s decision striking down the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. Today, the battle has moved to the U.S. Supreme Court in full gear. … Continue Reading
The challenge to 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, is making front page news today. That’s because the government has decided not to seek en banc review of the Eleventh Circuit’s decision striking down the individual mandate. … Continue Reading
Last Friday, the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in yet another lawsuit challenging 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 Seven-Sky v. Holder (D.C. Circuit, Case No. 11-5047). This is the fourth challenge to the individual mandate … Continue Reading
Judge Christopher C. Conner of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled this week 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 Opinion, Goudy-Bachman v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (M.D. … Continue Reading
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday rejected two challenges to 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. Like the Third Circuit, and unlike the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits, the Fourth Circuit held that the challengers lacked standing. … Continue Reading
A divided Eleventh Circuit has just ruled 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 Opinion, State of Florida, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. (Eleventh Circuit, Case No. 11-11021). The Eleventh Circuit’s … Continue Reading
The Third Circuit yesterday affirmed a New Jersey district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a group of New Jersey doctors challenging 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 Opinion, New Jersey Physicians, Inc. et al. … Continue Reading
Earlier this week, Thomas More Law Center and several other plaintiffs filed their petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the High Court to reverse the Sixth Circuit’s June 29, 2011 divided panel decision upholding the constitutionality of the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection … Continue Reading
In our BREAKING NEWS item on Wednesday, we were one of the first legal blogs to report on and analyze the Sixth Circuit’s high profile opinion in Thomas More Law Center, et al. v. Obama, et al. (Sixth Circuit, Case No. 10-2388), in which a divided panel upheld the constitutionality of the mandate requiring individuals to purchase … Continue Reading
