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08-12-2011, 05:05 PM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the health care reform law’s requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance is unconstitutional, a striking blow to the legislation that increases the odds the Supreme Court will choose to review the law.
The suit was brought by 26 states — nearly all led by Republican governors and attorneys general — and the National Federation of Independent Business. The Department of Justice is expected to appeal.
The 2-1 ruling marks the first time a judge appointed by a Democrat has voted to strike down the mandate.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61218.html#ixzz1UrIs5JlK </div></div>
The suit was brought by 26 states — nearly all led by Republican governors and attorneys general — and the National Federation of Independent Business. The Department of Justice is expected to appeal.
The 2-1 ruling marks the first time a judge appointed by a Democrat has voted to strike down the mandate.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61218.html#ixzz1UrIs5JlK </div></div>