Legal Opinion
Liberty University v. Timothy Geithner
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 8, 2011No. 10-2347PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Liberty University and certain individuals brought this suit to enjoin, as unconstitutional, enforcement of two provisions of the recently-enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The challenged provisions amend the Internal Revenue Code by adding: (1) a “penalty” payable to the Secretary of the Treasury by an individual taxpayer who fails to maintain adequate health insurance coverage and (2) an “assessable payment” payable to the Secretary of the Treasury by a “large employer” if at least one of its employees receives a tax credit or government…
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