Federal judge poised to issue ruling in Virginia health law challenge

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Dec 13 2010

A Virginia federal court judge is expected today to issue a much-awaited ruling on whether the new health law violates the Constitution. Meanwhile, legal arguments are scheduled to take place Thursday in a Florida courtroom regarding a separate challenge to the health overhaul.

The Wall Street Journal: Federal Judge Set To Rule On Health Law's Constitutionality
A Virginia federal judge is expected to rule Monday on whether the Obama administration's health law violates the Constitution, opening a new stage in the administration's defense of its biggest legislative achievement (Adamy and Perez, 12/13).

Politico: Courts Race On Reform Repeal
A federal judge in Virginia will rule on one of the most prominent health reform repeal lawsuits Monday, sources tell POLITICO. The ruling stands to upstage the repeal lawsuit in Florida, where the judge is set to hear long-scheduled oral arguments on Thursday (Kliff, 12/13).

The Hill: Virginia Judge Expected To Rule On Reform Law Monday
A Virginia federal judge is expected to issue a decision on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law Monday, a court employee confirmed to The Hill late Friday afternoon (Millman, 12/10).

The Washington Post: Federal Judge To Rule Monday On Constitutionality Of Health-Care Overhaul
A federal judge in Virginia is expected to rule Monday on the constitutionality of the nation's health care overhaul (Helderman, 12/11).

Bloomberg: Judge To Rule On Challenge To Obama Health Care Law
Led by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, a separate 20-state challenge to the Obama administration initiative is pending before U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola, Florida. He is slated to hear arguments on Dec. 16 (Harris and Schoenberg, 12/10).

This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.