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Federal Judge in New Jersey Dismisses Case Challenging 'Obamacare'
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Apr 21, 2011 06:10pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | FoxNews.com |
| Media | TV News - FOX News |
| News Date | Friday, April 22, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A federal judge in New Jersey tossed out a challenge to President Obama's health care law Thursday, ruling that the pair behind the lawsuit lacked legal standing.
Nicholas E. Purpura and Donald R. Laster, both of New Jersey, filed the suit last September seeking to derail the law, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will go into full effect in 2014. The law, Obama's signature domestic achievement, has already ignited a storm of controversy over its cost and the waivers granted since it was enacted a year ago.
The pair's suit was among nearly two dozen challenging the constitutionality of the law, in particular the individual mandate that would require all U.S. citizens to buy health care or face penalties.
Three federal judges, all appointed by Democrats, have already ruled the law constitutional while two Republican-appointed ones have called it the other way. The Supreme Court is expected to take up the issue next year.
In the pair's complaint, they argued that not only is the law unconstitutional, but also illegal and fraudulent.
Among their allegations was the overhaul was signed into law by someone ineligible to president -- a reference to a belief held by a fringe movement known as "birthers" that Obama was not born in the United States. |
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