State of Texas v. USA
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19-10011
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Government Agencies
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March 02, 2020
Supreme Court Agrees To Weigh ACA's Validity
In a momentous move, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a legislative change to the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate rendered the landmark law unconstitutional.
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February 18, 2020
GOP States Urge High Court To Skip ACA Row — Or Nuke Law
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal by Democratic officials to protect the Affordable Care Act, it should find that the law is unconstitutional, Republican state attorneys general told the high court in a new petition.
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February 03, 2020
DOJ Questions Democrats' ACA Appeal Rights At High Court
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday cast doubt on Democrats' ability to appeal a Fifth Circuit ruling on the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality, a move aimed at averting review anytime soon by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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January 29, 2020
In Close Vote, 5th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Panel's ACA Punt
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday in an unexpected vote narrowly declined to revisit its recent punt on the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality.
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January 21, 2020
Supreme Court Won't Speed Up ACA Petitions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Democrats' push to fast-track consideration of whether a congressional change to the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate rendered the landmark law unconstitutional, likely pushing any potential ruling past the 2020 election.
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January 15, 2020
5th Circ.'s ACA Punt Gets Lambasted At Supreme Court
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday came under withering fire from health care trade groups and bipartisan economic scholars at the U.S. Supreme Court for ducking a decision on the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality.
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January 10, 2020
GOP, Trump Assail ACA Fast Track At Supreme Court
Republican state attorneys general and the Trump administration on Friday pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid quickly deciding whether to take up a major constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act, accusing Democrats of concocting a bogus emergency.
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January 03, 2020
21 AGs, House Dems Urge Justices To Decide ACA's Fate
Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general and the U.S. House of Representatives urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to decide quickly whether the Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional, saying the Fifth Circuit erred by punting an epic legal battle back to Texas federal court.
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January 01, 2020
Health Care Cases To Watch In 2020
Health care litigation in the 2020s is poised for a roaring start as opioid suits head to trial, defense attorneys trumpet a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Medicare rulemaking, the Affordable Care Act faces another life-or-death legal showdown and conservative justices consider curtailing abortion rights. Here, Law360 explains key cases to watch as the new decade gets underway.
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December 19, 2019
3 Takeaways As ACA Litigation Saga Slogs Onward
The Fifth Circuit's punt on the Affordable Care Act's validity ignited debate Thursday over the likelihood of U.S. Supreme Court intervention and the political implications of leaving the law in limbo for years to come. Here, Law360 explores three takeaways from the appeals court's anticlimactic ruling.