Mary Tataranowicz v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., in His Official Capacity as Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

It is axiomatic that in interpreting a statute, a court must begin with its language. It should also be clear by now that when that language answers the question before the court, there is no need to go further: “[W]here ... the statute’s language is plain, ‘the sole function of the courts is to enforce it according to its terms.’ ” United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc., 489 U.S. 235, 241, 109 S.Ct. 1026, 1030, 103 L.Ed.2d 290 (1989) (quoting Caminetti v. United States, 242 U.S. 470, 485, 37 S.Ct. 192, 194, 61 L.Ed. 442 (1917)). The question here is whether section 101(b)(1)(C) of the…