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The latest round in the legal fight over the nation's health care overhaul played out Tuesday in a federal appeals court, where the Obama administration defended the politically divisive law and challenged Virginia's standing to contest it on behalf of state citizens.
A panel of three judges -- all appointed by Democratic presidents -- heard arguments in two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The arguments in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marked the first appellate court hearings involving the health care reform law, President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy initiative.See the full content of this document
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Judges Hear Arguments in Health Care Challenge
Both lawsuits -- one filed by Virginia and the other by Liberty University of Lynchburg -- challenge a provision of the health care act that will require individuals to have insurance coverage or pay a penalty to the government. Lawyers for the state and for Liberty argue that ...
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