Washington – Supreme Court Revives Challenge to Obama Health Law

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    (File Photo Credit: AP/David Goldman)Washington – The Supreme Court has revived a Christian college’s challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration.

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    The court on Monday ordered the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., to consider the claim by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., that Obama’s health care law violates the school’s religious freedoms.

    A federal district judge rejected Liberty’s claims, and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the lawsuit was premature and never dealt with the substance of the school’s arguments. The Supreme Court upheld the health care law in June.

    The justices used lawsuits filed by 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business to uphold the health care law by a 5-4 vote, then rejected all other pending appeals, including Liberty’s.

    The school made a new filing with the court over the summer to argue that its claims should be fully evaluated in light of the high court decision. The administration said it did not oppose Liberty’s request.

    Liberty is challenging both the requirement that most individuals obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, and a separate provision requiring many employers to offer health insurance to their workers.

    The appeals court could ask the government and the college for new legal briefs to assess the effect of the Supreme Court ruling on Liberty’s claims before rendering a decision.

    Liberty’s case joins dozens of other pending lawsuits over health reform, many involving the requirement that employer insurance plans cover contraception, which are working their way through the federal court system.


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    itzik18
    itzik18
    11 years ago

    Obamacare to many of our Christian neighbors is equal to the government forcing us to buy Chametz on Pesach. We have to stand with them, even though we have different religious views, because we could be next, cv

    11 years ago

    they love obamacare since they are not paying; if their companies don’t pay it will cost them

    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    11 years ago

    And that’s on top of all of the other reasons to hate it, such as taxing people with good insurance, encouraging companies to get rid of health insurance as a benefit, health care reimbursement decisions being made with social engineering in mind, etc. etc.

    my4amos
    my4amos
    11 years ago

    Just a superficial look at the face of the woman holding up “we heart obamacare” sign should be enough to convince every man of taste and intelligence to oppose it.

    itzik18
    itzik18
    11 years ago

    Obamacare to many of our Christian neighbors is equal to the government forcing us to buy Chametz on Pesach. We have to stand with them, even though we have different religious views, because we could be next, cv

    thechief
    thechief
    11 years ago

    as far as anyone knows nobody has read the full law,including#6