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[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit] hears two health-care appeals
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus May 10, 2011 12:18pm |
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| Author | JIM NOLAN, Richmond Times-Dispatch |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, all nominated by Democratic presidents, heard arguments today in Richmond in two cases challenging President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul.
In a packed second-floor courtroom, judges grilled Liberty University counsel Mathew D. Staver over the contention that Congress could not regulate a decision not to purchase health insurance.
Later, the judges focused on questions of legal standing when hearing the case filed by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli – namely, whether the state has the legal right to challenge the health law on behalf of individuals just by virtue of passing a statute that protects its residents from being compelled to buy insurance.
After more than two hours of arguments, the court recessed. A decision on the cases could come at any time, but typically takes 45 days.
Liberty is appealing a ruling by a federal judge Norman K. Moon dismissing its challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In Virginia's case, the federal government is appealing a December decision by federal judge Henry E. Hudson that found for the state in declaring the act's individual insurance mandate unconstitutional. |
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