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Update on oral arguments in Virginia's challenge to the PPACA

October 18, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Luke A. Wake   Today the federal district court for the Eastern District of Virginia heard oral arguments on a summary judgment motion in Virginia’s challenge to the new health care law. PLF has filed a brief in support of Virginia’s challenge to the individual mandate provision on behalf of Americans for Free Cho ...

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O'Reilly right that Robert's opinion was an example of judicial restraint; wrong that we should forgive it for that reason

July 06, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

This week Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly rightly pointed out that Justice Robert’s opinion upholding the individual mandate under the taxing power could be construed as a conservative opinion.  However, Bill went on to imply that Justice Robert’s opinion should be forgiven as merely a mistaken application of a strain of con ...