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Federal courts in Florida are allowing Florida and 19 other states to challenge mandated health insurance and the requirement for states to expand Medicaid. The rest of the charges have been thrown out.
The judge also ruled that those taxed or penalized by not purchasing insurance are being penalized, not taxed. The government cannot use Congress' taxing authority to defend the law but instead must use the Commerce Clause to defend their position. The judge then compared the government's argument that it was a tax and not a penalty to Alice in Wonderland.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43626.html
Looks like the other major case didn't get thrown out
The judge also ruled that those taxed or penalized by not purchasing insurance are being penalized, not taxed. The government cannot use Congress' taxing authority to defend the law but instead must use the Commerce Clause to defend their position. The judge then compared the government's argument that it was a tax and not a penalty to Alice in Wonderland.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43626.html
Looks like the other major case didn't get thrown out