Hearings on Affordable Care Act (ACA)

We don’t usually report on the ACA here, we stick to the HITECH Act. But it would be hard to go through this week without mentioning the highest court hearing arguments related to health care. Today is the last of the three days of oral arguments regarding the Affordable Care Act. The four areas in question are the Tax Anti-Injunction Act, the Minimum Coverage Provision, the Severability issue, and the Federalism and Medicaid question.

From a press release last week,”because of the extraordinary public interest in those cases, the Court will provide the audio recordings and transcripts of the oral arguments on an expedited basis through the Court’s Website.” Audio recordings, unofficial transcripts of the oral arguments along with related orders, briefs, and information on each argument are linked on the Court’s home page.

Here are the details from the Supreme court’s Hearing List.

Monday, March 26, 2012
No. 11–398. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Florida, et al. (Anti-Injunction Act)
Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit.
For Court-appointed amicus curiae: Robert A. Long, Washington, D. C.
For petitioners: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
For respondents: Gregory G. Katsas, Washington, D. C.
(90 minutes for argument.)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
No. 11–398. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Florida, et al. (Minimum Coverage Provision)
Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit.
For petitioners: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
For respondents Florida, et al.: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.
For respondents Nat. Fed. Indep. Business, et al.: Michael A. Carvin, Washington, D. C.
(Two hours for argument.)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
No. 11–393. National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.; and
No. 11–400. Florida, et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. (Severability)
Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit.
For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.
For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
For Court-appointed amicus curiae: H. Bartow Farr, III, Washington, D. C.
(Consolidated—90 minutes for argument.)

No. 11–400. Florida, et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. (Medicaid Expansion)
Certiorari to the C. A. 11th Circuit.
For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.
For respondents: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General,
Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
(One hour for argument.)

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