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Bondi: Obamacare Penalty Labeled Tax
06/09/2011: Attorney General Pam Bondi said Obama administration attorneys, who presented oral arguments Wednesday in an appeal of a judge’s ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional, for the first time called the fine for...

Federal healthcare law is “unconstitutional,” opponents say
06/08/2011: ATLANTA -- They disagree on whether it’s unconstitutional, but attorneys arguing both sides of the federal health care law told a three-judge panel in a federal appeals court on Wednesday that the so-called “individual...

Attorney General Pam Bondi Encouraged by Obamacare Court Hearing
06/08/2011: In Florida's fight to overturn Obamacare, state Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday she was encouraged by the oral arguments presented at 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday. In a statement issued shortly...

Healthcare battle unfolds in Atlanta court
06/08/2011: ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lawyers for President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to stave off the biggest legal challenge yet to healthcare reform, his signature domestic policy achievement. The administration presented oral...

Unease with 'Obamacare's' Mandate
06/08/2011: Video of Attorney General Bondi’s interview with Greta Van Susteren.

The States Versus ObamaCare
01/05/2011: As new state attorneys general take office in the coming weeks, I expect an increase in the number of states challenging the law in court. This week begins the inauguration and swearing-in ceremonies for newly elected...

U.S. to Appeal Health Ruling
12/15/2010: The Justice Department said it would appeal a decision invalidating a core provision of the federal health-care overhaul, the next skirmish in a constitutional struggle likely to reach the Supreme Court before the 2012...

Mandatory health insurance now law's central villain
12/15/2010: With a court ruling in Virginia this week that the government cannot require Americans to buy health insurance, President Obama has landed in the position of defender-in-chief of an idea he once opposed. As a candidate...

Health Care's Future Is `Up for Grabs' as U.S. Supreme Court Clash Looms
12/15/2010: The focus of the debate over President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul is already turning toward the U.S. Supreme Court, even though it may be years before the justices resolve the law’s constitutionality....

Virginia ruling won't skip federal appeals court
12/14/2010: The Department of Justice announced Tuesday afternoon it will appeal a district court ruling that a key part of the new healthcare reform law is unconstitutional. A federal judge in Virginia ruled Monday that Congress...