The appeals court argued Mr. Cuccinelli cannot legally challenge the individual mandate because the provision does not impose any obligations on the state itself, according to a Slatest report.
The Virginia appeals court decision follows an Atlanta federal appeals court ruling that the insurance mandate provision of the healthcare reform law is unconstitutional, though the court also ruled the rest of the healthcare law is constitutional.
In June, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled the healthcare reform law and individual mandate are constitutional.
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