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Thursday, June 28, 2012

The dissent

Kennedy appears to be writing the principal dissent. He is reading from it now. And apparently he (and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito) would hold the ACA invalid in toto.

Posted by Bradley Joondeph at 7:30 AM

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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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