United States of America et al., Respondents
Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General
The United States, along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), HHS Secretary Alex Azar and IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig, were initially defendants in the lawsuit filed by Texas and the other states challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, at the appellate court level they switched to argue in favor of the district court decision striking down the law. Noel J. Francisco was nominated to be solicitor general by President Donald Trump on March 7, 2017, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on …
