In Brief
State Lawsuits Seeking Overturn of Health Care Reform “Facing Uphill Battle”
Cheree Cleghorn | March 29, 2010
“Reporting from Washington — Lawsuits from 14 states challenging the constitutionality of the new national healthcare law face an uphill battle, largely due to a far-reaching Supreme Court ruling in 2005 that upheld federal restrictions on home-grown marijuana in California. (Emphasis added)
“At issue in that case — just like in the upcoming challenges to the healthcare overhaul — was the reach of the federal government’s power.“ (Emphasis added)
Source: Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2010
