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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...

Justice Department to Appeal Virginia Judge's Ruling Against Health Care Law
12/14/2010: WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department said Tuesday it intends to appeal to a U.S. District Court judge's ruling declaring a key part of President Obama's health care law unconstitutional. The Fourth Circuit Court of...

Ruling Has Some Mulling the Necessity of Mandating Insurance
12/14/2010: WASHINGTON — Though they have battled for more than a year, President Obama and the health insurance industry agree that the requirement for most Americans to obtain insurance, struck down by a federal judge, is...

Q&A-What is the future of US healthcare after lawsuit?
12/14/2010: The future of U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform has been put in doubt after a judge ruled unconstitutional a key element obliging people to buy health insurance. The judge in Virginia ruled on Monday said...

Courts race on reform repeal
12/13/2010: A federal judge in Virginia will rule on one of the most prominent health reform repeal lawsuits Monday, sources tell POLITICO. The ruling stands to upstage the repeal lawsuit in Florida, where the judge is set to hear...