Here is an update on health care reform litigation since our last post on the topic: No expedited Supreme Court review. The plaintiffs’ request in Sebelius to proceed directly to the Supreme Court was, as predicted, denied by the Supreme Court. The first appellate court decision upholds the constitutionality …
Health Care Reform Litigation: A Review of Recent Decisions
April 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
The constitutionality of health care reform has been challenged in a number of cases to date. Of the cases decided on the merits, the primary focus has been the “individual purchase requirement,” which has also been called the “individual mandate”– the requirement that every U.S. citizen, other than …
Virginia Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review of Health Care Reform Law
February 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
On February 8, 2011, the State of Virginia filed a petition for direct U.S. Supreme Court review of the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia declaring the “individual mandate” provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) unconstitutional. Unlike the …
PPACA Individual Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional by Virginia District Court
December 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
On December 13, 2010, a federal judge declared the “individual mandate” provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) unconstitutional in an opinion highlighting the legal controversy surrounding the new health care reform law. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, a George W. Bush …