California, Colorado, Connecticut et al., Petitioners
Samuel P. Siegel, Counsel of Record
In December 2017, a Republican majority in the U.S. Congress modified the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) to set the monetary penalty for individuals who did not have health insurance to zero. The move, part of a larger tax-reform bill, prompted a group of states, led by Texas, to file suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the law, arguing that a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that the penalty was a valid exercise of Congress’ taxing power no longer applied. Although Texas …
