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Eleventh Circuit hears arguments on constitutionality of new health care law
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday over the constitutionality of the new health care reform law [text; JURIST news archive] and its individual mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance. The (More) |
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Sixth Circuit hears arguments in challenge to health care law individual mandate
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Wednesday heard oral arguments over a challenge to the individual mandate of the health care reform law [text; JURIST news archive]. The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) is representing plaintiffs challen (More) |
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Vermont passes single-payer health care law
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a health care reform law on Friday that promises to make a state single-payer system. The law, designed to reform Vermont's entire health care system, will regulate health insurance premiums and health care p (More) |
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DOJ files brief in Florida health care appeal
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday urged the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to overturn a ruling declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590; JURIST news archive] unconstitutional. The DOJ (More) |
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ACLJ appeals dismissal of health care reform lawsuit
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) Tuesday is seeking reinstatement of its dismissed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform law [text; JURIST news archive]. The ACLJ filed an appeal in the US Court of Appea (More) |
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Federal appeals court hears arguments in health care reform challenge
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the health care reform law [HR 3590 text; JURIST news archive] in two cases challenging the law. Commonwealth of Virg (More) |
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Federal appeals court urged to strike down health care reform law
Opponents of the health care reform law [text; JURIST news archive] filed a brief Wednesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit requesting a three-judge panel uphold a lower court ruling that struck down the law as unconstitution (More) |
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Why the Individual Health Care Mandate is Unconstitutional
JURIST Guest Columnist Ilya Somin of George Mason School of Law says the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act are far from frivolous. They deserve to prevail and have a real chance of doing so... Twenty-eight states a (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses health care lawsuit
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the federal health care reform law [text; JURIST news archive] for lack of standing. The suit was brought by Missouri Lieutenant Governor Pe (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to health care reform act
A judge for the US District Court for the District of New Jersey on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590 materials; JURIST news archive]. Judge Fred (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
