The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recent 2-1 ruling on the Affordable Care Act throws more uncertainly with the healthcare law after deciding the individual mandate is unconstitutional and sending the case back to a Texas federal judge. LPHS appellate expert David Coale provides his perspective on what will happen next:
The Republicans, Democrats or individual plaintiffs in the lawsuit could ask for a hearing before all of the 5th Circuit judges, or one of the appellate judges themselves could move for one, he said.
Read more of David’s comments here.