The National Federation of Independent Business, a plaintiff in one of the highest-profile lawsuits against the healthcare reform law has filed its brief with the U.S. Supreme Court a week earlier than required in hopes that the high court will hear the case in March, as opposed to April, the last month in the Court's current term, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Last month, the Obama appealed a federal appeals court's decision in the case, brought by the NFIB, which represents 350,000 small businesses, and its co-plaintiffs — the attorneys general of 26 states. In August, three-judge panel for the Atlanta Circuit Court of Appeals court struck the individual mandate; appeals courts in Richmond, Va., and Cincinnati rejected challenges to the law, according to the report.
In its brief, the NFIB asks the Supreme Court to strike, not just the mandate, but the entire healthcare reform law.
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Last month, the Obama appealed a federal appeals court's decision in the case, brought by the NFIB, which represents 350,000 small businesses, and its co-plaintiffs — the attorneys general of 26 states. In August, three-judge panel for the Atlanta Circuit Court of Appeals court struck the individual mandate; appeals courts in Richmond, Va., and Cincinnati rejected challenges to the law, according to the report.
In its brief, the NFIB asks the Supreme Court to strike, not just the mandate, but the entire healthcare reform law.
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