U.S. Solicitor General's Office at the Department of Justice. Credit: Mike Scarcella/ALM
The Biden administration's Justice Department on Wednesday switched positions in a major case at the U.S. Supreme Court, informing the justices that the government would not support the Trump-era argument that the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional and should be struck down.
In a letter to the clerk of the court, Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler wrote: "Following the change in administration, the Department of Justice has reconsidered the government's position in these cases."
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Mike Scarcella
Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.
