Wisconsin is out of all Obamacare lawsuits after federal court rules in last case
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 2:07 p.m. CT April 9, 2019 | Updated 2:21 p.m. CT April 9, 2019
MADISON - A federal appeals court dropped Wisconsin Tuesday from a lawsuit over Obamacare, allowing Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul to secure one of their campaign goals.
The ruling was the latest in a string of court decisions allowing Wisconsin to get out of lawsuits over Obamacare, widely known as the Affordable Care Act. Tuesday's ruling was the last one Evers and Kaul needed to get Wisconsin out of all litigation on the issue.
Obamacare will continue to face legal challenges because other states continue to fight it. But Evers and Kaul can say they fulfilled a pledge to end Wisconsin's participation in the litigation.
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After Evers and Kaul won their elections, but before they were sworn in, Republican legislators approved a law to prevent them from getting out of Obamacare cases and other lawsuits.
That law and others passed during the lame-duck session were challenged in court. Allies of Evers and Kaul won early rounds in that legal fight, clearing the way for Kaul to file motions in the Obamacare lawsuits seeking to dismiss Wisconsin from those cases..................................
Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/02/judge-lets-wisconsin-out-2-obamacare-lawsuits-victory-evers/3347737002/
Progress is slow. One less state in the National law suit to kill the ACA
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)Yet another fine example of politicians working for their constituents!
Imagine how much work we're gonna' have once we get rid of IQ45!
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)iluvtennis
(19,862 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)We always knew it - but now it is an unavoidable element in the court/suit.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)ET Awful
(24,753 posts)No, it IS the Affordable Care Act, it's widely known as Obamacare.