Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 13, 2010No. Civil Action 3:10CV188-HEHPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(Cross Motions for Summary Judgment)
HENRY E. HUDSON, District Judge.
In this case, the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Commonwealth”), through its Attorney General, challenges the constitutionality of the pivotal enforcement mechanism of the health care scheme adopted by Congress in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or “the Act”), Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010). At issue is Section 1501 of the Act, commonly known as the Minimum Essential Coverage Provision (“the Provision”). The Minimum Essential Coverage Provision requires that every United…
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