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Judge: Lawsuit Over Health Overhaul Can Go To Trial
Posted on 15 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PENSACOLA, Fla. - (AP) Crucial pieces of a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care overhaul can go to trial, with a judge ruling Thursday he wants to hear more arguments over whether it's constitutional to force citizens to... Read More

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Constitutional Challenge To Insurance Requirement Of Health Care Reform Act Dismissed
Posted on 8 Oct 2010 by Cheryl Keely

DETROIT - (Mealey's) A Michigan federal judge on Oct. 7 dismissed a constitutional challenge to the health insurance mandate/federal income tax penalty of the Health Care Reform Act, saying Congress has a right to try to eliminate cost-shifting by... Read More

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