Federal judge hearing arguments in health care reform lawsuit in Detroit

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit News

Last Updated: July 21. 2010 11:12AM
Federal judge hearing arguments in health care reform lawsuit in Detroit
Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News


Detroit -- A federal judge today is hearing arguments on whether Congress had the authority to enact President Barack Obama's health care reform earlier this year.

Judge George Caram Steeh is presiding over the hearing today in the U.S. District Court in Detroit.

The Thomas More Law Center filed the suit just minutes after the president signed the $940 billion Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23. The suit is on behalf of four Michigan residents who did not feel they should be forced to purchase health care or face penalties as required by the reform.

An injunction blocking what has been known as "ObamaCare" from being enacted was requested as part of the suit.

Read more: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100721/METRO/7210392/1361/Federal-judge-hearing-arguments-in-health-care-reform-lawsuit-in-Detroit

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Tom Monaghan strikes again.

[napi21]

1. Please keep us posted on how this turns out. I think many people misunderstand

just whatis meant by that mandate and what the penalties are. I've even heard some people say they could serve jail time, which of course isn't true. I'm actually glad the new law is being tested in the courts.

[savalez]

2. I bet those 4 people already have insurance!