D.C. Appellate Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Obamacare
A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals â comprised of two judges appointed by Republican presidents and one by a Democrat â upheld the constitutionality of a key section of President Obamaâs health care law in a ruling released Tuesday.
Senior Judge Laurence Silberman and Judge Harry Edwards ruled to uphold the law â specifically the mandate that requires Americans to purchase health insurance â on the merits. Judge Brett Kavanaugh dissented from their ruling, but he, too, would have ruled against the plaintiffs seeking to overturn the mandate. His opinion argued that federal courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin the mandate, which functions similarly to a tax.
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A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals â comprised of two judges appointed by Republican presidents and one by a Democrat â upheld the constitutionality of a key section of President Obamaâs health care law in a ruling released Tuesday.
Senior Judge Laurence Silberman and Judge Harry Edwards ruled to uphold the law â specifically the mandate that requires Americans to purchase health insurance â on the merits. Judge Brett Kavanaugh dissented from their ruling, but he, too, would have ruled against the plaintiffs seeking to overturn the mandate. His opinion argued that federal courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin the mandate, which functions similarly to a tax.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...rt-upholds-constitutionality-of-obamacare.php
