The appeals process to review a ruling that declared the entire Affordable Care Act invalid will have to wait until attorneys for the federal government have funding to proceed.
Friday, January 11, 2019
 

Fifth Circuit Hits Pause on ACA Lawsuit Over Government Shutdown

The appeals process to review a ruling that declared the entire Affordable Care Act invalid will have to wait until attorneys for the federal government have funding to proceed.

Fifth Circuit Court Judge Leslie H. Southwick issued a stay in the case Friday, granting a DOJ request.

The pause comes three weeks into a partial government shutdown that's poised to become this weekend the longest in U.S. history.

Democrats challenging the lower court's decision opposed the stay request. Read the full story...

 

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