Real health care law
More than 20 separate challenges to the law, including lawsuits by conservative groups and individuals, have been filed in federal courts throughout the country. And most legal experts agree that both sides raise valid questions.
“This case could be decided either way without overturning any existing Supreme Court precedents,” Coan said.
So far, federal judges have dismissed two of the lawsuits – one filed in Virginia by Liberty University, founded by Jerry Farwell, and the other filed in Michigan by the Thomas More Law Center, a public interest law firm that focuses on defending the religious freedom of Christians, family values and other issues.
But federal judges in Florida and Virginia have denied the federal government’s motions to dismiss the lawsuits by the states.
Van Hollen, a Republican, wanted to challenge the health care law immediately after it was passed but needed Democrat Gov. Jim Doyle’s approval – and the governor in a strongly worded letter made clear that wasn’t going to happen.
“The State of Wisconsin will not enter into litigation intended to deny health care for tens of thousands of residents,” Doyle wrote in March.
The state also has estimated that the law would save Wisconsin 5 million to 0 million from January 2014 through June 2019 as the federal government picks up a larger share of the cost of insuring residents with limited incomes.
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