Legal Opinion
Peterson v. United States
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided March 30, 2011No. 1:10-cr-00170PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge.
The issue in this case is whether a Medicare recipient has standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), 1 a federal health care bill enacted last year. Plaintiff Harold Peterson, proceeding pro se, brought suit against the United States of America and other federal defendants, alleging that the Act violates various provisions of the United States Constitution: the Commerce Clause, 2 the Takings Clause, 3 the Presentment Clause, 4 the Presidential Oath of Office Clause, 5 and the…
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