Florida court deems US health reform unconstitutional, as Republicans pursue Senate vote
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
As the battle wages on in the US against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – signed into law in March 2010 – opponents of the law have gained another ally: Federal District Court Judge Roger Vinson, who ruled on 31 January that the individual insurance mandate violated the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution and, therefore, the entire legislation was invalid1.
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