Ohio and Montana's amicus brief said that the ruling "will deprive millions of non-elderly Ohioans and Montanans of coverage for pre-existing conditions. It will also negatively affect countless others who organized their affairs in reliance on the Act's many unrelated provisions." (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM)
Nearly two dozen amicus briefs flooded into the ongoing appeal on Monday of a federal judge's ruling striking down the entire Affordable Care Act.
The briefs saw two Republican states crossing the aisle to oppose the ruling that found the Obama-era health care law unconstitutional. It also saw unusual alliances, such as four legal academics, Jonathan Adler, Nicholas Bagley, Abbe Gluck, Ilya Somin, teaming up to oppose the decision.
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Nate Robson
Nate Robson is the U.S. Supreme Court and regulatory editor. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Nate_Robson1.
