Today is the day the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a ruling on THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER, JANN DEMARS, JOHN CECI, STEVEN HYDER, and SALINA HYDER, Petitioners, v. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al., Respondents.
This is considered one of the landmark cases in U.S. history. The case was filed less than a year ago, on July 26, 2011.
In the case, respondents also listed include Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services; Eric
H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States; and Timothy F.
Geithner, Secretary, United States Department of Treasury.
According to the filing, "This case challenges Congress’s authority to require private citizens to purchase and maintain 'minimum essential' healthcare insurance coverage under penalty of federal law (hereinafter 'individual mandate') pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.
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