Judge Seeks Input By July 30 On DOJ's Call To Scrap ACA Protections

Judge Reed O'Connor is asking all parties in Texas v. United States to respond by July 30 with any reasons to oppose the Department of Justice's request that the federal district court offer a summary judgment finding that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and must be thrown out along with protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions. The filing indicates that the court will either set oral arguments or rule on the merits of the case fairly soon. The plaintiffs, made...