California v. Texas
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California v. Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act after Congress reduced the individual mandate penalty to zero.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal court case → |
| alsoKnownAs |
California v. Texas, 593 U.S. ___ (2021)
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Texas v. California → |
| arguedDate |
November 10, 2020
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| background |
Congress reduced the individual mandate penalty to zero in 2017
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| challengedProvision |
26 U.S.C. § 5000A (individual mandate)
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| challengedStatute |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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| citation |
593 U.S. ___ (2021)
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| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decidedDate |
June 17, 2021
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| defendantsIncluded |
federal government officials responsible for implementing the ACA
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| dissentingOpinionBy |
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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| dissentJoinedBy |
Neil M. Gorsuch
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| docketNumber |
19-1019
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19-840 → |
| effect |
Affordable Care Act remained in force
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| hasParty |
Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
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Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. → State of California → State of Texas → United States of America → |
| holding |
plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the minimum essential coverage provision of the ACA
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the Supreme Court did not reach the merits of the constitutional challenge to the individual mandate → |
| intervenor |
State of California
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other states supporting the ACA → |
| issue |
whether plaintiffs had Article III standing to challenge the ACA after the individual mandate penalty was set to zero
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whether the individual mandate is severable from the rest of the ACA → whether the individual mandate without a penalty is constitutional → |
| joinedByInMajority |
Amy Coney Barrett
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Brett M. Kavanaugh → Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED → Elena Kagan → John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED → Sonia Sotomayor → |
| legalSubject |
Affordable Care Act
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individual mandate → severability → standing → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Stephen G. Breyer
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| originatedFrom |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Northern District of Texas → |
| plaintiffsIncluded |
individual plaintiffs in Texas
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| relatedLegislation |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
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| result |
judgment of the Fifth Circuit vacated and case remanded with instructions to dismiss
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| term |
October Term 2020
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| topic |
United States constitutional law
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federal jurisdiction → health care law → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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California v. Texas
("Texas v. California")
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California v. Texas ("California v. Texas, 593 U.S. ___ (2021)") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Affordable Care Act
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legalChallenge |
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Affordable Care Act
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