Friday, September 09, 2011

Fourth Circuit -- Commonwealth of Virginia v. Kathleen Sebelius

ACA does not inflict sufficient sovereign injury on Virginia for standing.

Conflict between state and federal law does not give state standing.

Current challenge is quasi-parens-patriae - Fed Govt is the true parens, not the states.

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Kathleen Sebelius
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