Federal health care mandate is constitutional
The individual mandate in the new federal health care reform law is constitutional, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled in granting a dismissal. President Barack Obama signed...
View Article4th Circuit hears first health care reform law cases
RICHMOND, Va. – The legal battle over the federal health care reform law has made it to the next level. The 4th Circuit on Tuesday heard arguments in the first two cases to advance from the trial court...
View ArticleFederal health care mandate is constitutional
The individual mandate enacted as part of the federal health care reform law does not violate the Commerce Clause, the 6th Circuit has ruled. The decision affirms a ruling from a U.S. District Court in...
View ArticleCourt lacks jurisdiction to rule on health care reform law
A federal court lacked jurisdiction to decide that the recently enacted federal health care reform law was constitutional, the 4th Circuit has ruled in vacating judgment and ordering a dismissal. The...
View ArticleLawyers USA’s Top Ten Opinions of 2011
As usual, there were a number of noteworthy decisions from federal and state courts in 2011: 1. Topping the list is the 11th Circuit’s decision to strike down the individual mandate in the new federal...
View ArticleSolicitor General triumphs in health care case
Everyone has experienced a bad day at the office. And most lawyers have developed a thick skin against public criticism and mockery. But only one lawyer this year had to endure being called a “train...
View Article8th Circuit blocks federal contraception mandate
The new federal requirement that all group health plans must include coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive methods probably violates the religious rights of an employer who is a devout Catholic, the...
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