June 25, 2020, 6:31 PM UTCUpdated: June 26, 2020, 10:21 AM UTC

Trump Administration Pushes Justices to Invalidate Obamacare (2)

Lydia Wheeler
Lydia Wheeler
Senior Reporter

The Trump administration is standing firm on its position that Obamacare should be invalidated, telling the Supreme Court in its opening brief the law is tied to one provision that’s now unconstitutional.

The Department of Justice said the entire Affordable Care Act “must fall with the individual mandate” to buy insurance, but said the “scope of relief entered in this case should be limited to provisions shown to injure” the individuals challenging the law.

The justices are set to hear arguments next term, beginning in October, in the high stakes fight over the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature health-care law. ...

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