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09-08-2011, 05:27 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/08/virginia.health.law/
A federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, has overturned a lower court's ruling that found unconstitutional a key provision of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama.
The state of Virginia asserted in a lawsuit that the health care law was unconstitutional because it would require people to buy a commercial product -- health insurance. A federal district court agreed with Virginia.
Federal district judges had issued conflicting rulings on whether key provisions of the health care law were constitutional, prompting the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond to weigh in.
The appeals court ruled Thursday that Virginia lacked standing to challenge the law.
Various cases have challenged the health care law's constitutionality, raising questions that the U.S. Supreme Court will almost certainly have to decide.
A federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, has overturned a lower court's ruling that found unconstitutional a key provision of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama.
The state of Virginia asserted in a lawsuit that the health care law was unconstitutional because it would require people to buy a commercial product -- health insurance. A federal district court agreed with Virginia.
Federal district judges had issued conflicting rulings on whether key provisions of the health care law were constitutional, prompting the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond to weigh in.
The appeals court ruled Thursday that Virginia lacked standing to challenge the law.
Various cases have challenged the health care law's constitutionality, raising questions that the U.S. Supreme Court will almost certainly have to decide.