Amicus briefs filed in Florida v. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) (11-400), HHS v. Florida (11-398), and National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393)
The columns below list the organizations and individuals who have signed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of either side in Florida v. HHS, HHS v. Florida, and/or NFIB v. Sebelius. In each of these cases, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of one or more aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Minimum Coverage Minimum Coverage Provision/ Individual Mandate Provision/ Individual Mandate (11-398) (45): (11-398) (31):
1851 Center for Constitutional Law 104 Health Law Professors (Charles Fried) (Christopher P. Finney, Finney, Stagnaro, Saba & Patterson Co., LPA) AARP (Thomas C. Goldstein)
American Center for Law and Justice et al. Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness (Jay Alan Sekulow, American Center for Law (Jennifer C. Jaff) & Justice) 119 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED American Association of People with STATES CONGRESS Disabilities et al. (Rochelle Bobroff) MORE THAN 144,000 THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTERS OF THE ACLJ BREAST CANCER ACTION FAMILIES USA American Catholic Lawyers Association FRIENDS OF CANCER RESEARCH (Bertram P. Goltz, Jr., Esq., American Catholic MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION Lawyers Association, Inc.) NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION American Civil Rights Union et al. (Peter NATIONAL COALITION FOR Ferrara, American Civil Rights Union) CANCER SURVIVORSHIP THE SOCIAL SECURITY NATIONAL HEALTH LAW INSTITUTE TH PROGRAM THE 10 AMENDMENT NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR FOUNDATION, INC. RARE DISEASES NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS American College of Pediatricians et al. LAW CENTER (Dorinda C. Bordlee, Bioethics Defense Fund) 1
Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). CHRISTIAN MEDICAL & DENTAL NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS NETWORK AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE OVARIAN CANCER PRO-LIFE OBSTETRICIANS & NATIONAL ALLIANCE GYNECOLOGISTS VOICES FOR AMERICA’S CATHOLIC MEDICAL CHILDREN ASSOCIATION PHYSICIANS FOR LIFE American Cancer Society et al. (Mary P. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO Rouvelas) LIFE NURSES AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR LIFE CANCER ACTION NETWORK OF AMERICA AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION American Legislative Exchange Council AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (John P. Elwood, Vinson & Elkins LLP) American Hospital Association et al. Association of American Physicians and (Catherine E. Stetson) Surgeons et al. (David P. Felsher) ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES Authors of The Origins of the Necessary and FEDERATION OF AMERICAN Proper Clause et al. (David B. Kopel, HOSPITALS Independence Institute) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS Caesar Rodney Institute (Grant M. Lally, THE CATHOLIC HEALTH Lally & Misir LLP) ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES Cato Institute et al. (Ilya Shapiro, Cato NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Institute) CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE American Nurses Association et al. (Ian PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION Millhiser) 14 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AMERICAN ACADEMY OF 333 STATE LEGISLATORS PEDIATRICS AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT Catholic Vote and Steven J. Willis (Patrick T. ASSOCIATION Gillen, Ave Maria School of Law) DOCTORS FOR AMERICA NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence et ASSOCIATION al. (Christopher R.J. Page, Weil, Gotshal & THE NATIONAL PHYSICIANS Manges LLP) ALLIANCE JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROJECT REASON FOUNDATION Barry Friedman, Matthew Adler, et al. THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS (Jeffrey A. Lamken) FOUNDATION THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts ENDING SPENDING, INC. (Robert E. Toone)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). FORMER SENATORS GEORGE LEMIEUX AND HANK BROWN The California Endowment (Kathleen M. Sullivan) Citizens' Council for Health Freedom (John Remington Graham, Citizens’ Council for CALPERS (Peter H. Mixon) Health Freedom) Child Advocacy Organizations (Jeffrey O. Citizens and Legislators in Fourteen Health Bramlett) Care Freedom States (Nicholas C. Dranias, Goldwater Institute) Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Martha Coakley) Commonwealth of Virginia et al. (E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., Office of the Virginia Attorney Constitutional Law and Economics General) Professors (Wilson R. Huhn)
Docs4PatientCare et al. (Erik S. Jaffe, Erik S. Constitutional Law Scholars (Andrew J. Jaffe, P.C.) Pincus) BENJAMIN RUSH SOCIETY PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE David R. Riemer and Community Advocates GALEN INSTITUTE (Dean A. Strang) ANGEL RAICH Economic Scholars (Richard L. Rosen) Economists (Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP) DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN Governor of Washington Christine Gregoire (Kristin Houser) EDWARD C. PRESCOTT
VERNON L. SMITH Health Care for All et al. (Wendy E. Parmet) JUNE O‟NEILL HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES, INC. JAMES C. MILLER III THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL ARTHUR B. LAFFER ASSOCIATION, INC. LARRY LINDSEY THE MASSACHUSETTS LEAGUE WILLIAM POOLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PHIL GRAMM CENTERS, INC. 109 ADDITIONAL ECONOMISTS GREATER BOSTON INTERFAITH ORGANIZATION, INC. Egon Mittelman, Esq. (Egon Mittelmann, COMMUNITY CATALYST, INC. Esq.) Health Care Policy History Scholars Employer Solutions Staffing Group (Rebecca (Geoffrey F. Aronow) J. Levine, Thiel, Campbell, Gunderson, Anderson and Levine PLLP) Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action et al. (Andrew M. Fischer) Former U.S. Department of Justice Officials JEWISH ALLIANCE FOR LAW & (Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher SOCIAL ACTION (JALSA) LLP) JEWISH COUNCIL ON URBAN
AFFAIRS (JCUA) Foundation for Moral Law (John A. JEWISH SOCIAL POLICY ACTION Eidsmoe, Foundation for Moral Law)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). NETWORK (JSPAN) HSA Coalition et al. (Ed R. Haden, Balch & NEW ENGLAND JEWISH LABOR Bingham LLP) COMMITTEE (JLC) PROFESSOR ABIGAIL R. Independent Women's Forum (Kevin J. MONCRIEFF Hasson) LAMBDA Legal Defense and Education Institute for Justice (Steven M. Simpson, Fund et al. (Douglas Hallward-Driemeier) Institute for Justice) AIDS UNITED ASIAN & PACIFIC-ISLANDER Judicial Watch, Inc. (Paul J. Orfanedes, COALITION ON HIV/AIDS Judicial Watch, Inc.) BLACK AIDS INSTITUTE CENTER FOR HIV LAW AND Landmark Legal Foundation (Richard P. POLICY Hutchinson, Landmark Legal Foundation) GAY & LESBIAN ADVOCATES & DEFENDERS Liberty Legal Foundation (Van R. Irion, GAY & LESBIAN MEDICAL Liberty Legal Foundation) ASSOCIATION
HIV MEDICINE ASSOCIATION Liberty University et al. (Mathew D. Staver, Liberty Counsel) HIV PREVENTION JUSTICE ALLIANCE Members of the United States Senate (Carrie LATINO COMMISSION ON AIDS Severino, Judicial Crisis Network) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 43 REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF PEOPLE WITH AIDS U.S. SENATE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS Missouri Attorney General (Jeremiah J. NATIONAL CENTER FOR Morgan, Office of the Missouri Attorney TRANSGENDER EQUALITY General) NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN AIDS PREVENTION CENTER Montana Shooting Sports Association U.S. POSITIVE WOMEN’S (Quentin M. Rhoades, Sullivan, Tabaracci & NETWORK/WORLD Rhoades, P.C.) TREATMENT ACCESS EXPANSION PROJECT Mountain States Legal Foundation (Steven J. Lechner, Mountain States Legal Foundation) NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund et al. (Elise C. Boddie) Partnership for America (Charles J. Cooper, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES Cooper & Kirk, PLLC) UNION THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Project Liberty (Allan E. Parker) ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Rutherford Institute (Alfred W. Putnam Jr.) National Women's Law Center et al. (Melissa Hart) Senator Rand Paul (Bridget Maloney Bush) 9TO5-NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Single Payer Action et al. (Oliver B. Hall) ALLIANCE FOR EARLY CARE & IT’S OUR ECONOMY EDUCATION, INC. FIFTY MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SUPPORT SINGLE PAYER UNIVERSITY WOMEN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE- Speaker John Boehner (Carrie Severino) MIDWIVES ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE State of Oklahoma (Patrick R. Wyrick) CENTER ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN Stephen M. Trattner (Stephen M. Trattner) LEGAL CENTER BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH Tax Foundation (Joseph D. Henchman) IMPERATIVE CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER HEALTH Texas Public Policy Foundation (Mario CARE Loyola) CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Thomas More Law Center et al. (Robert J. CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF Muise) AMERICAN RABBIS
CHICAGO ABORTION FUND Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall et al. CHILDBIRTH CONNECTION (William J. Olson) COALITION OF LABOR UNION VIRGINIA SENATOR DICK BLACK WOMEN OKLAHOMA REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT CHARLES KEY OF TULSA COUNTY INSTITUTE ON THE CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S CONSTITUTION EDUCATION AND LEGAL FUND U.S. JUSTICE FOUNDATION FEMINIST MAJORITY GUN OWNERS FOUNDATION FOUNDATION THE LINCOLN INSTITUTE FOR FLORIDA CHAIN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GENDER IMPACTS POLICY THE UNITED STATES GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, INC. HADASSAH- THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF CONSERVATIVE LEGAL DEFENSE AMERICA, INC. AND EDUCATION FUND POLICY ANALYSIS CENTER HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW DOWNSIZE DC FOUNDATION IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND THE LIBERTY COMMITTEE HUMAN VALUES PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF THE LEGAL VOICE UNITED STATES MARYLAND WOMEN'S AMERICAN LIFE LEAGUE, INC. COALITION FOR HEALTH CARE DOWNSIZEDC.ORG REFORM
MATERNITY CARE COALITION Washington Legal Foundation et al. (Ilya Somin) MONTANA WOMEN VOTE NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). NATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMEN'S FORUM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS NATIONAL COALITION FOR LGBT HEALTH NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE ACTION FUND NATIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS COUNCIL NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN FOUNDATION NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN’S NETWORK NORTHWEST HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES OLDER WOMEN'S LEAGUE PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION PHI– QUALITY CARE THROUGH QUALITY JOBS PHYSICIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE AND HEALTH PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA RAISING WOMEN'S VOICES FOR THE HEALTH CARE WE NEED SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). SEXUALITY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES SOUTH DAKOTA ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR WOMEN SOUTHWEST WOMEN'S LAW CENTER TAKE ACTION MINNESOTA UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM WIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN WISCONSIN ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT WOMEN'S WAY
Prescription Policy Choices et al. (Michael Kevin Outterson) PAULA BERG ALEXANDER CAPRON ALAN B. COHEN MARSHA GARRISON JESSE A. GOLDNER SEEMA MOHAPATRA KEVIN OUTTERSON KATRINA ANGELA PAGONIS DANIEL G. PARTAN ROBERT D. SLOANE KYLE THOMSON DAVID J. ARNOLD JULIA GRACE MIRABELLA HAO WANG
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid et al. (Professor Walter Dellinger) HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND LEADERS OF COMMITTEES OF RELEVANT JURISDICTION
Service Employees International Union et al. (Jonathan Weissglass) CHANGE TO WIN
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Small Business Majority Foundation et al. (Douglas L. McSwain) THE MAIN STREET ALLIANCE (MSA)
State Legislators (Elizabeth B. Wydra) STATE LEGISLATORS FROM ALL FIFTY STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO
State of Maryland et al. (William F. Brockman) MARYLAND CALIFORNIA CONNECTICUT DELAWARE HAWAII ILLINOIS IOWA NEW MEXICO NEW YORK OREGON VERMONT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Young Invincibles (Paolo Annino)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Medicaid Expansion (11-400) Medicaid Expansion (11-400) (8): (14):
American Civil Rights Union and The Social American Hospital Association et al. Security Institute (Peter Ferrara, American (Catherine E. Stetson) Civil Rights Union) ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES Association of American Physicians and FEDERATION OF AMERICAN Surgeons et al. (David P. Felsher) HOSPITALS INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence et NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF al. (John C. Eastman, Center for Constitutional PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND HEALTH Jurisprudence) SYSTEMS PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION THE CATHOLIC HEALTH CATO INSTITUTE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED CONGRESSMAN DENNY STATES REHBERG DR. JEFF COLYER Catholic Sisters (David J. Burman, Perkins Coie) 101 Economists (Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP) David Satcher et al. (Samuel R. Bagenstos) DAVID SATCHER, M.D., Ph.D. Independence Institute (David B. Kopel, ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN AND Independence Institute) FAMILIES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF Indiana State Legislators et al. (Asheesh PEOPLE WITH Agarwal, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & DISABILITIES Stewart, P.C.) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JAMES MADISON INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY WOMEN CHRISTOPHER CONOVER CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA CHILDREN’S DEFENSE James F. Blumstein (James F. Blumenstein, FUND Vanderbilt University School of Law) THE EDUCATION TRUST LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Texas Public Policy Foundation et al. (Mario METHODIST HEALTHCARE Loyola, Texas Public Policy Foundation) MINISTRIES 36 TEXAS STATE LEGISLATORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING NATIONAL FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS FOR CHILDREN NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL ON ADOPTABLE CHILDREN PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA VET TO VET VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WOMEN’S SPORTS FOUNDATION YWCA USA 59 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
David R. Riemer and Community Advocates (Dean A. Strang)
Disability Rights Legal Center (Chris M. Amantea)
Faithful Reform in Health Care et al. (Thomas W. Cons) WISCONSIN HEALTH CARE WORKING GROUP
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi et al. (Christopher J. Wright) CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LEADERS OF COMMITTEES OF RELEVANT JURISDICTION
Health Law and Policy Scholars et al. (Michael Kevin Outterson) PRESCRIPTION POLICY CHOICES LAURA HERMER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS NICOLE HUBERFELD, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ELIZABETH WEEKS LEONARD, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SARA ROSENBAUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SIDNEY D. WATSON, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY GEORGE J. ANNAS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY JENNIFER S. BARD, TEXAS TECH
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). UNIVERSITY SCOTT C. BURRIS, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY JUNE CARBONE, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY KATHY CERMINARA, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY MARY ANN CHIRBA, BOSTON COLLEGE BRIETTA CLARK, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY NATHAN CORTEZ, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY JUDITH F. DAAR, WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL BARRY R. FURROW, DREXEL UNIVERSITY ERIN C. FUSE BROWN, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BARBARA J. GILCHRIST, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY JESSE A. GOLDNER, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY MICHELE BRATCHER GOODWIN, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA THOMAS GREANEY, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY KATE GREENWOOD, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY MARK A. HALL, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY ALLISON HOFFMAN, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SHARONA HOFFMAN, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY DIANE E. HOFFMANN, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND LISA C. IKEMOTO, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS DAVID H. JOHNSON, MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JONATHAN KAHN, HAMLINE UNIVERSITY AARON S. KESSELHEIM,
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). HARVARD UNIVERSITY FAZAL R. KHAN, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JOAN H. KRAUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA KRISTIN MADISON, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY JESSICA MANTEL, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DANA BOWEN MATTHEW, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MAXWELL J. MEHLMAN, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY FRANCES M. MILLER, BOSTON UNIVERSITY & UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I ABIGAIL MONCRIEFF, BOSTON UNIVERSITY BENJAMIN MOULTON, FOUNDATION FOR INFORMED MEDICAL DECISION MAKING BARBARA A. NOAH, WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY ALICE A. NOBLE, BOSTON COLLEGE DAVID ORENTLICHER, INDIANA UNIVERSITY JORDAN K. PARADISE, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY EFTHIMIOS PARASIDIS, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights et al. (Martha F. Davis) ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND NATIONAL AIDS HOUSING COALITION NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INITIATIVE NATIONAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS COUNCIL NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY POVERTY & RACE RESEARCH ACTION COUNCIL
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). URBAN JUSTICE CENTER AND WILD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Michigan Legal Services, Inc. et al. (Gary A. Benjamin, Esq.)
National Minority AIDS Council et al. (Marc A. Hearron) AMFAR, THE FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH HIV MEDICINE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE & TERRITORIAL AIDS DIRECTORS TREATMENT ACCESS EXPANSION PROJECT
National Health Law Program et al. (Martha Jane Perkins) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY AFFILIATED PLANS EASTER SEALS, INC. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING AARP AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEGAL CENTER CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY CENTER FOR MEDICARE ADVOCACY
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INSTITUTE CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND CHILDREN'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FAMILIES USA FIRST FOCUS HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW MARCH OF DIMES NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MEDICAID HOME CARE NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS LAW CENTER NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH NETWORK SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY VOICES FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN
SEIU and Change to Win (Stephen P. Berzon)
State Legislators (Elizabeth B. Wydra)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). 539 STATE LEGISLATORS FROM THE FIFTY STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO VERMONT CALIFORNIA CONNECTICUT DELAWARE HAWAII ILLINOIS IOWA MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS NEW MEXICO NEW YORK THE GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Severability (11-393, 11-400) Severability (11-393, 11-400) (13): (8):
American Center for Law & Justice et al. AARP et al. (Rochelle Bobroff, Federal Rights (Jay Alan Sekulow, American Center for Law Project) & Justice) CENTER FOR MEDICARE 117 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED ADVOCACY, INC. STATES CONGRESS MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO American Civil Rights Union (Peter J. PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY Ferrara, American Civil Rights Union) AND MEDICARE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING America's Health Insurance Plans and the NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (Patricia LAW CENTER A. Millett, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP) American Academy of Actuaries (Kannon K. Shanmugam) Association of American Physicians and Surgeons et al. (David P. Felsher, Counsel American Medical Student Association et al. for Amici) (Ian Millhiser) INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT CITIZENS’ COUNCIL FOR ASSOCIATION HEALTH FREEDOM DOCTORS FOR AMERICA NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL Chamber of Commerce of the United States ASSOCIATION of America (K. Lee Balalack II, O’Melveny & NATIONAL MEDICAL Myers LLP) ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMBER NATIONAL PHYSICIANS LITIGATION CENTER, INC. ALLIANCE SOCIETY OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Competitive Enterprise Institute et al. (Thomas M. Christina, Counsel for Amici American Public Health Association et al. Curiae) (Martha Jane Perkins) THOMAS P. MILLER AMERICAN ACADEMY OF JOSEPH R. ANTOS PEDIATRICS CHRISTOPHER J. CONOVER AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, EARL L. GRINOLS AMERICAN SCHOOL HEALTH MICHAEL A. MORRISEY ASSOCIATION TOMAS J. PHILIPSON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF SCOTT E. HARRINGTON PUBLIC HEALTH JAMES C. CAPRETTA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROBERT KAESTNER COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH JAMES W. HENDERSON OFFICIALS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Economists Douglas Holtz-Easkin et al. LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH (Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP) NATIONAL HEALTH LAW
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). 103 ECONOMISTS PROGRAM PUBLIC HEALTH LAW Family Research Council et al. ASSOCIATION (Nelson Lund, George Mason University PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER School of Law) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW & POLICY 27 MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES California et. al. (Daniel J. Powell) CONNECTICUT Justice and Freedom Fund (James L. Hirsen, DELAWARE Counsel for Amicus Curiae) HAWAII ILLINOIS Members of the United States Senate (James IOWA F. Bennett, Dowd Bennett LLP) MARYLAND SENATE REPUBLICANS NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK National Restaurant Association (Leon R. OREGON Sequeira, Seyfarth Shaw LLP) VERMONT Texas Public Policy Foundation and Cato THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Institute (Mario Loyola, Texas Public Policy THE GOVERNOR OF Foundation) WASHINGTON
Western Center for Journalism (Gary G. Joella Swan et al. (Dean A. Strang) Kreep, United States Justice Foundation) DOROTHY GEPHART UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA NATIONAL COALITION OF BLACK LUNG AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE CLINICS, INC. NATIONAL BLACK LUNG ASSOCIATION
Missouri Attorney General (Jeremiah J. Morgan)
National Indian Health Board et al. (Geoffrey D. Strommer) AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY ALASKA NATIVE HEALTH BOARD ALL INDIAN PUEBLO COUNCIL BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORPORATION CHEROKEE NATION
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Court-appointed amicus CHICKASAW NATION (supporting complete severability) CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION COMANCHE NATION (H. Bartow Farr, III, Farr & Taranto) CONSOLIDATED TRIBAL HEALTH PROJECT, INC. Supporting Court-appointed amicus on COQUILLE TRIBE OF OREGON complete severability (4): COUNCIL OF ATHABASCAN
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum et al. (Mark A. Packman) GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL CHAIRMAN’S ASSOCIATION AIDS SERVICES IN ASIAN COMMUNITIES HO-CHUNK NATION ASIAN AMERICAN CANCER HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE SUPPORT NETWORK INTER TRIBAL COUNCIL OF ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH ARIZONA, INC. COALITION-HOPE CLINIC JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM TRIBE ASIAN &PACIFIC ISLANDER OF WASHINGTON COALITION ON HIV/AIDS, INC. KAW NATION ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER KLAMATH TRIBES NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS KOOTENAI TRIBE OF IDAHO NETWORK LUMMI NATION ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER LYTTON RANCHERIA OF WELLNESS CENTER CALIFORNIA ASIAN HEALTH SERVICES MANIILAQ ASSOCIATION ASIAN PACIFIC AIDS MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF INTERVENTION TEAM HEALTH WISCONSIN, METLAKATLA CENTER INDIAN COMMUNITY; ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW NETWORK OF OREGON INDIANS ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY IN MONTANA-WYOMING TRIBAL ACTION LEADERS COUNCIL ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION, INC. NATIONAL CONGRESS OF ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS AMERICAN INDIANS WITH DISABILITIES OF NEZ PERCE TRIBE CALIFORNIA NORTHERN VALLEY INDIAN CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN HEALTH, INC. COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA COALITION FOR ASIAN INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AMERICAN CHILDREN AND NORTON SOUND HEALTH FAMILIES CORPORATION COUNCIL FOR NATIVE PALA BAND OF LUISENO HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT MISSION INDIANS EMPOWERING PACIFIC PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA ISLANDER COMMUNITIES PRAIRIE BAND POTAWATOMI FILIPINO COMMUNITY CANCER NATION COLLABORATIVE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA GUAM COMMUNICATIONS SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE OF THE
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). NETWORK SQUAXIN ISLAND RESERVATION NETWORK SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE HAWAI'I ISLAND HIV/AIDS SUSANVILLE INDIAN FOUNDATION RANCHERIA KALUSUGAN COALITION SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL LAO ASSISTANCE CENTER OF COMMUNITY MINNESOTA TONKAWA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF LIGHT AND SALT ASSOCIATION OKLAHOMA MALAMA PONO HEALTH THE UNITED SOUTH AND SERVICES EASTERN TRIBES, INC. MARY QUEEN OF VIET NAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. NATIONAL TONGAN AMERICAN SOCIETY NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ALLIANCE NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER ORANGE COUNTY ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, INC. PACIFIC ISLANDS PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION PROJECT CHARGE SAATH USA SAMOAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAMOAN NATIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION TAULAMA FOR TONGANS TOFA INC. TONGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER VIETNAMESE AMERICAN YOUNG LEADERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS WAPI COMMUNITY SERVICES WEST MICHIGAN ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
David R. Riemer and Community Advocates
Michigan Legal Services, Inc. et al. (Gary A. Benjamin, Esq.)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). The Washington and Lee University School of Law Black Lung Clinic (Timothy C. MacDonnell)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Ripeness/ Anti-Injunction Act Ripeness/ Anti-Injunction Act (11-398) (4): (0):
American Center for Law and Justice (Jay
Alan Sekulow)
Cato Institute (Ilya Shapiro)
Liberty University et al. (Mathew D. Staver)
State Chambers of Commerce et al. (William V. Custer)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Court-appointed amicus supporting vacatur (Robert A. Long, Jr., Covington & Burling)
Supporting court-appointed amicus supporting vactur (2):
Tax Law Professors (Michael B. de Leeuw, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP)
Mortimer Caplin and Sheldon Cohen (Anti- Injunction) (Alan B. Morrison)
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Amici filed in support of the National Amici filed in support of Kathleen Sebelius & Federation of Independent Businesses the Department of Human and Health (NFIB) & the State of Florida. Services (HHS). Amicus Briefs for Neither Party (3):
American Benefits Council (severability) (James R. Napoli, Proskauer Rose LLP)
American Hospital Association, et al. (severability) (Catherine E. Stetson)
Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati (Minimum Coverage) (James A. Feldman)
MERITS BRIEFS PETITIONERS RESPONDENTS Minimum Coverage Brief of the Department of Brief for the State Provision (11-398) Health and Human Services Respondents et al. Brief for Private Reply Brief for Department Respondents of Health and Human Services, et al. Medicaid (11-400) Brief for the State Brief for the Department of Petitioners Health and Human Services et al. Reply brief for the State Petitioners Severability (11-393, 11- Brief for Private Petitioners Brief for the Department of 400) Health and Human Services Brief for the State et al. Petitioners
Reply for the State Petitioners Anti-Injunction Act (11- Brief for the Department of Brief for the State 398) Health and Human Services Respondents et al. Brief for Private Reply Brief for the Respondents Department of Health and Human Services et al. Reply Brief for State Respondents
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ARGUMENT SCHEDULE Monday March 26 11-398 The Court-appointed amicus 10 a.m. DEPT. H&HS V. curiae is allotted 40 minutes, the FLORIDA Solicitor General is allotted 30 Anti-Injunction Act minutes, and the respondents 90 mins. for argument are allotted 20 minutes. Tuesday March 27 11-398 The Solicitor General is allotted 10 a.m. DEPT. H&HS V. 60 minutes, respondents Florida, FLORIDA et al. are allotted 30 minutes, and Minimum Coverage respondents National Federation Provision of Independent Business, et al. are 2 hrs. for argument allotted 30 minutes. Wednesday March 28 11-393, 11-400, The petitioners are allotted 30 10 a.m. NAT. FED. INDEP. minutes, the Solicitor General is BUSINESS V. SEBELIUS, allotted 30 minutes, and the SEC. OF H&HS Court-appointed amicus curiae is FLORIDA V. DEPT. OF allotted 30 minutes. H&HS Severability 90 mins. for argument Wednesday March 28 11-400 The petitioners are allotted 30 1 p.m. FLORIDA V. DEPT. OF minutes, and the Solicitor General H&HS is allotted 30 minutes. Medicaid 1 hr. for argument
OPINIONS BELOW
Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services, 11th Circuit (DUBINA, Chief Judge, and HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges) (11-400)
Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, 11th Circuit (DUBINA, Chief Judge, and HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges) (11-398)
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 11th Circuit (DUBINA, Chief Judge, and HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges) (11-393)
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