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Following is the case brief for King v. Burwell, 135 S. Ct. 2480 (2015) Case Summary of King v. Burwell: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires each State to establish health “exchanges” through which people could obtain health insurance. If a State fails to do so, the federal government provides the health exchange for people in those States. The law […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751 (2014) Case Summary of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.: Several for-profit, closely held companies, including Hobby Lobby, complained that the ACA’s requirement that for-profit employers provide insurance for contraceptives for their female employees infringed on their companies’ First Amendment right of the free […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for NFIB v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566 (2012). Case Summary of NFIB v. Sebelius: Petitioners challenged the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Petitioners found fault with the ACA’s “individual mandate” (requiring people to obtain minimum health coverage), and “Medicaid expansion” (requiring States to cover more individuals under Medicaid). The Eleventh […]
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