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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Thomas More Law Center v. Obama (No. 11-117)

Supreme Court docket sheet:
Available here

Decisions below:
Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, 720 F. Supp. 2d 882 (E.D. Mich. 2010)
Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, 651 F.3d 529 (CA6 2011)

Certiorari stage documents:
Petition for a writ of certiorari
United States's brief in response
Reply brief of Petitioners
Brief of the HR Policy Association as amicus curiae
Brief of the Mountain States Legal Foundation as amicus curiae
Brief of the Pacific Legal Foundation as amicus curiae
Brief of Mortimer Caplin and Sheldon Cohen as amicus curiae
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SUPREME COURT OPINION

  • NFIB v. Sebelius

DOCUMENTS IN CASES DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT

  • NFIB v. Sebelius (No. 11-393)
  • HHS v. Florida (No. 11-398)
  • Florida v. HHS (No. 11-400)

DOCUMENTS IN CASES IN WHICH CERT WAS DENIED

  • Thomas More Law Center v. Obama (No. 11-117)
  • Virginia v. Sebelius (11-420)
  • Liberty University v. Geithner (No. 11-438)
  • Seven-Sky v. Holder (No. 11-679)

ACADEMIC COMMENTARY

  • Bibliography

THE STATUTES

  • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148
  • The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, P.L. 111-152

VIRGINIA v. SEBELIUS (Circuit and District Court documents)

  • Fourth Circuit opinion
  • CA4 order for supplemental briefing
  • U.S. supplemental brief
  • Virginia supplemental brief
  • U.S. brief for appellant
  • Virginia brief for appellee
  • U.S. reply brief
  • Amicus brief of AARP
  • Amicus brief of Am. Ass'n of People with Disabilities et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Cancer Soc'y et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Center for Law and Justice et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Hospital Ass'n
  • Amicus brief of Am. Nurses Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of America's Health Insurance Plans
  • Amicus brief of Ass'n of Am. Physicians & Surgeons et al.
  • Amicus brief of California et al.
  • Amicus brief of CATO Institute et al.
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Center
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Law Professors (corrected)
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of Federal Jurisdiction Professors
  • Amicus brief of Barry Friedman et al.
  • Amicus brief of Gov. Gregoire
  • Amicus brief of Justice and Freedom Fund
  • Amicus brief of Massachusetts
  • Amicus brief of National Women's Law center et al.
  • Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation et al.
  • Amicus brief of SEIU
  • Amicus brief of Virginia Organizing
  • Amicus brief of Kevin Walsh
  • Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation et al.
  • Amicus brief of Young Invincibles
  • Virginia's petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment
  • U.S. brief in opposition to cert before judgment
  • Virginia cert reply brief
  • CA4 scheduling order
  • CA4 order granting motion to expedite
  • District court opinion
  • Va. motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • Virginia memo in opposition to U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. memo in opposition to Virginia motion for summary judgment
  • Virginia reply brief
  • U.S. reply brief
  • Amicus brief of CATO Institute et al.
  • Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation
  • Amicus of Constitutional Law Professors
  • Amicus of Americans for Free Choice in Medicine
  • Amicus brief of Young Invincibles
  • Amicus of American Civil Rights Union
  • Amicus of Physician Hospitals of America
  • Amicus brief of Landmark Legal Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Virginia Organizing
  • Amicus of Mtn. State Legal Found.
  • Opinion denying motion to dismiss
  • Original complaint
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Va. mem. in opposition to motion to dismiss
  • CATO amicus brief
  • Constitutional law profs amicus
  • Small Business Majority amicus
  • March of Dimes et al. amicus
  • ACLJ amicus
  • Landmark Legal amicus
  • Washington Legal Foundation amicus

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY v. GEITHNER (Circuit and District Court documents)

  • Fourth Circuit opinion
  • CA4 order for supplemental briefing
  • Appellants' supplemental brief
  • U.S. supplemental brief
  • Brief for appellants
  • U.S. brief for appellees
  • Appellants' reply brief
  • Amicus brief of Mountain States Legal Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Revere America Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Law Professors
  • Amicus brief of Senator Reid and Representative Pelosi
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of American Hospital Ass'n
  • Amicus brief of National Women's Law Center
  • Amicus brief of American Ass'n of People with Disabilities
  • Amicus brief of American Nurses Ass'n
  • Amicus brief of ACLU
  • Fourth Circuit scheduling order
  • District court opinion
  • Original complaint
  • U.S. reply

SEVEN-SKY v. HOLDER (Circuit and District Court documents)

  • D.C. Circuit opinion
  • Brief of appellants
  • Brief of United States
  • Appellants' reply brief
  • Amicus brief of AARP
  • Amicus brief of Am. Ass'n of People with Disabilities et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Hosp. Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Nurses Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of Ass'n Am. Phys. & Surgeons et al.
  • Amicus brief of Caesar Rodney Inst.
  • Amicus brief of Mortimer Caplan & Sheldon Cohen
  • Amicus brief of Catholicvote.org
  • Amicus brief of CATO Inst. et al.
  • Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of U.S.
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Ctr.
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Law Professors
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of Barry Friedman et al.
  • Amicus brief of Judicial Watch
  • Amicus brief of Maryland et al.
  • Amicus brief of Massachusetts
  • Amicus brief of the Nat'l Women's Law Ctr. et al.
  • Amicus brief of SEIU and Change to Win
  • Amicus brief of Texas et al.
  • Amicus brief of Steven J. Willis
  • D.C. Circuit scheduling order
  • Appellants' petition for hearing en banc
  • District court opinion
  • District Court meet and confer statement
  • Amended complaint
  • Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to motion to dismiss
  • U.S. reply brief

New Jersey Physicians v. President of the United States (CA3)

  • Third Circuit opinion
  • Appellants' brief
  • U.S. brief as appellee
  • Appellants' reply brief
  • CA3 scheduling order
  • District court opinion

U.S. Citizens Ass'n v. Sebelius (CA6)

  • Brief of appellants
  • Brief of United States
  • Appellants' reply brief
  • District Court's final judgment on count 1
  • Plaintiffs' motion to clarify or reconsider
  • District Court's final judgment on counts 2, 3 and 4
  • Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. memorandum in opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
  • Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • District Court order denying stay
  • U.S. motion to stay proceedings
  • District court opinion on U.S. motion to dismiss

Bryant v. Holder (S.D. Miss.)

  • District Court memorandum opinion and order
  • Amended complaint (third amended petition)
  • U.S. motion to dismiss in part and for jurisdictional discovery
  • Plaintiffs' response to U.S. motion to dismiss in part and for jurisdictional discovery
  • District court order dismissing without prejudice
  • Second amended petition
  • U.S. memorandum in support of motion to dismiss
  • Plaintiffs' response to U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Lt. Gov. Bryant's response to U.S. motion to dismiss
  • U.S. reply brief

Physician Hospitals of America v. Sebelius (E.D. Tex.)

  • Appellants' brief
  • United States's brief for appellee
  • Appellants' brief in reply
  • Amicus brief of Physicians' Foundation
  • District Court opinion

Calvey v. Obama (W.D. Okla.)

  • Scheduling order
  • District Court order on motion to dismiss
  • Second amended complaint

Goudy-Bachman v. HHS (M.D. Pa.)

  • District Court opinion granting summary judgment
  • Plaintiffs' supplemental brief on Florida v. HHS
  • U.S. response to supplemental brief
  • U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. reply brief
  • Plaintiffs' reply brief
  • Parties' joint stipulation
  • June 1 scheduling order
  • District court order denying 12(b)(1) motion
  • Original complaint
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Plaintiffs' brief in opposition to motion to dismiss
  • Plaintiffs' supplemental brief in opposition to motion to dismiss

Pruitt v. Sebelius (E.D. Okla.)

  • Original complaint
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to motion to dismiss
  • U.S. reply in support of motion to dismiss

FLORIDA v. HHS (Circuit and District Court documents)

  • Eleventh Circuit opinion
  • Brief for United States
  • Brief for the states
  • Brief for NFIB, Ahlburg, and Brown
  • U.S. reply-response brief
  • States' reply brief
  • Amicus brief of AARP
  • Amicus brief of Am. Academy of Pediatrics et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Ass'n of People with Disabilities et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice
  • Amicus brief of Am. Hosp. Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Legislative Exchange Council
  • Amicus brief of Am. Nurses Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Physicians & Surgeons et al.
  • Amicus brief of James Blumstein
  • Amicus brief of House Speaker John Boehner
  • Amicus brief of Catholic Medical Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of CATO Institute
  • Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Law Professors
  • Amicus brief of Doctors4PatientCare et al.
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of Economists
  • Amicus brief of Family Research Council
  • Amicus brief of Heritage Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Independence Institute et al.
  • Amicus brief of Justice and Freedom Fund
  • Amicus brief of Landmark Legal Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Law Professors
  • Amicus brief of Massachusetts
  • Amicus brief of Minnesota Legislators et al.
  • Amicus brief of Missouri Attorney General
  • Amicus brief of Mountain States Legal Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Nat'l Indina Health Bd. et al.
  • Amicus brief of Oregon et al.
  • Amicus brief of Physician Hosp. of Am.
  • Amicus brief of Professors of Federal Jurisdiction
  • Amicus brief of Senator Reid et al.
  • Amicus brief of Revere America Foundation
  • Amicus brief of South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
  • Amicus brief of State Legislators
  • Amicus brief of Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Kevin Walsh
  • Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation et al.
  • Order denying initial hearing en banc
  • Appellees' motion for en banc review
  • U.S. motion to expedite
  • Appellees' response to U.S. motion to expedite
  • Order granting stay and motion to clarify
  • U.S. reply in support of motion to clarify
  • Plaintiffs' opposition to motion to clarify
  • Filing order of February 18
  • U.S. motion to clarify judgment
  • District Court order granting summary judgment
  • District court order granting motion to add six states
  • States' motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • States' memorandum in response to U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • U.S. memorandum in response to states' motion for summary judgment
  • States' reply brief
  • U.S. reply brief
  • Amicus brief of John Boehner
  • Amicus brief of American Association of People with Disabilities et al.
  • Amicus brief of Republican U.S. Senators
  • Amicus brief of American Center for Law and Justice et al.
  • Amicus brief of Family Research Council
  • Amicus brief of American Nurses Ass'n
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of American Hospital Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of state legislators
  • Amicus brief of American Academy of Pediatrics et al.
  • Amicus brief of American Civil Rights Union
  • Amicus brief of Oregon, Iowa, & Vermont
  • Amicus brief of Govs. of WA, MI, CO, & PA
  • Amicus brief of Small Business Majority Foundation
  • Amicus brief of Young Invincibles
  • Amicus brief of Govs. Pawlenty & Carcieri
  • Opinion on motion to dismiss (granting in part and denying in part)
  • Original complaint
  • Amended complaint
  • Motion to amend complaint
  • Second amended complaint
  • April 14 scheduling order
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • States’ memorandum in opposition to motion to dismiss
  • U.S. reply

THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER v. OBAMA (Circuit and District Court documents)

  • Sixth Circuit opinion
  • U.S. motion to dismiss appeal as moot
  • Appellants' response to motion to dismiss
  • Declaration of plaintiff Cici
  • Declaration of plaintiff Hyder
  • Appellants' supplemental letter brief
  • United States' supplemental letter brief
  • Appellants' brief
  • Brief of United States as appellee
  • Appellants' reply brief
  • Appellant's additional citation
  • Appellant's motion to expedite
  • Amicus brief of Steven Willis
  • Amicus brief of CATO Institute
  • Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation
  • Amicus brief of ACLJ
  • Amicus brief of MSLF
  • Amicus brief of Harry Reid et al.
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of Oregon et al.
  • Amicus brief of Gov. Gregoire
  • Amicus brief of American Hospital Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of constitutional law professors
  • Amicus brief of American Cancer Society et al.
  • Amicus brief of American Ass'n of People with Disabilities et al.
  • Amicus brief of American Nurses Ass'n et al.
  • Sixth Circuit briefing schedule
  • District Court opinion

Baldwin v. Sebelius (CA9)

  • Ninth Circuit opinion
  • Appellants' petition for en banc review
  • Brief for appellants
  • Brief for United States
  • Appellants' reply brief
  • Ninth Circuit scheduling order
  • Petition for writ of certiorari
  • District court judgment

Sissel v. HHS (D.D.C.)

  • Original complaint
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Plaintiff's memo opposing U.S. motion to dismiss
  • U.S. reply brief

Coons v. Geithner (D. Ariz.)

  • U.S. reply in support of motion for summary judgment
  • Plaintiffs reply brief
  • U.S. motion for summary judgment
  • Scheduling order
  • U.S. reply in support of stay
  • Platintiffs' reply to U.S. motion to stay plaintiffs' motion for summary judgmnet
  • U.S. reply in support of motion to dismiss
  • U.S. motion to stay plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
  • Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
  • Plaintiffs' motion to treat U.S. motion to dismiss as motion for summary judgment
  • Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation
  • Amended complaint
  • U.S. motion to dismiss
  • Original complaint
  • Plaintiffs' amended motion for preliminary injunction
  • U.S. response to motion for preliminary injunction
  • Plaintiffs' reply brief

Kinder v. Geithner (CA8)

  • Brief of appellants
  • U.S. brief as appellee
  • Reply brief of appellants
  • Motion for expedited and extended argument
  • Amicus brief of AAPD et al.
  • Amicus brief of Am. Nurses Ass'n et al.
  • Amicus brief of Constitutional Law Professors
  • Amicus brief of Economic Scholars
  • Amicus brief of Barry Friedman et al.
  • Amicus brief of Maryland et al.
  • Amicus brief of Massachusetts
  • Amicus brief of SEIU
  • Amicus brief of state executive and legislative officials
  • Amicus brief of Texas et al.
  • District Court opinion dismissing complaint
  • Original complaint

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