King v. Burwell
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King v. Burwell is a landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the availability of federal tax credits for health insurance purchased on exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Affordable Care Act case
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United States Supreme Court case → landmark case → |
| affirmedOrReversed |
Fourth Circuit judgment affirmed
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| areaOfLaw |
administrative law
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health law → statutory interpretation → |
| arguedDate |
2015-03-04
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| citation |
135 S. Ct. 2480
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192 L. Ed. 2d 483 → 576 U.S. 473 → |
| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decidedUnderStatute |
26 U.S.C. § 36B
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| decisionDate |
2015-06-25
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| defendant |
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
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| defendantOffice |
Secretary of Health and Human Services
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| dissentingJustices |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED → Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED → |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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| docketNumber |
14-114
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| fullName |
King et al. v. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
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| holding |
Tax credits are available for health insurance purchased on any exchange created under the Affordable Care Act, whether established by a state or by the federal government
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The phrase "an Exchange established by the State" is interpreted in the context of the statute as a whole to include federally facilitated exchanges → |
| impact |
preserved subsidies for millions of Americans purchasing insurance on federal exchanges
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| interpretiveApproach |
contextual statutory interpretation
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rejection of strict textual reading of "established by the State" → |
| issue |
availability of federal tax credits for health insurance purchased on exchanges
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interpretation of the phrase "established by the State" in the Affordable Care Act → |
| lowerCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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| lowerCourtDecision |
upheld IRS rule extending tax credits to federal exchanges
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| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Elena Kagan → John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED → Ruth Bader Ginsburg → Sonia Sotomayor → Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts, Jr.
NERFINISHED
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| plaintiff |
David King
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| popularNameOfLawAtIssue |
Obamacare
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| regulationAtIssue |
IRS rule interpreting ACA premium tax credit provisions
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| relatedCase |
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
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NFIB v. Sebelius → |
| relatedLegislation |
Affordable Care Act
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act NERFINISHED → |
| subjectMatter |
federal tax credits for health insurance premiums
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federally facilitated health insurance exchanges → |
| term |
October Term 2014
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| vote |
6-3
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Affordable Care Act
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Public Law 111-148 → |
subjectOf |
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King v. Burwell
("King et al. v. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.")
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fullName |
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Affordable Care Act
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legalChallenge |