U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson may rule on the case as soon as this week. Already, 20 states are involved in the lawsuit, originally filed by Florida, and the new states would be Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
In other cases so far, two federal judges have upheld the individual mandate and one has struck it down. Opponents of the mandate say the Constitution bans Congress from regulating an individual’s decision not to purchase healthcare, but the Obama administration argues that decision is an active choice affecting the insurance market.
Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read more coverage of efforts to repeal the individual mandate:
– Three More States Ready Lawsuits Against Healthcare Reform
– Wisconsin Will Join Multi-State Lawsuit Against Insurance Mandate
– Obama Administration Will Appeal Judge’s Rejection of Individual Mandate
