August 11, 2026

Will nullification pass legal challenge?

Missouri is the first state to pass a nullification measure on the recent federal health care act.  There’s no doubts about its political implications as a referendum (in Missouri) on Obama’s health care policies, but will it pass legal muster? Related articles by Zemanta Is Nullification Constitutional? (reason.com) Second Civil War News: Missouri Voters To […]

President Obama responds to HCR challenges

I’ve written before about the constitutional challenges to the Obama healthcare reforms.  As reported over at Paper Chase The Obama administration is also facing health care lawsuits in Virginia and Florida, filed by numerous state attorneys general. Last month, Georgia joined 18 other states [JURIST report] in a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] filed [JURIST report] in the US District Court […]