In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that emotional distress damages aren’t available if funding recipients violate four federal statutes adopted using Congress’s Spending Clause authority.
Continue readingSLLC Asks SCOTUS to Rule Disparate Impact Claims are Unavailable under the Rehabilitation Act
In CVS Pharmacy v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether disability disparate impact claims may be brought under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and therefore under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Continue readingSCOTUS to Decide whether Disparate Impact Claims may be Brought under the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act
In CVS Pharmacy v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether disability disparate impact claims may be brought under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and therefore under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Continue readingSCOTUS Rules (Lack of) Standing Saves the Affordable Care Act
In a 7-2 opinion in California v. Texas the Supreme Court held that neither the individual nor the state plaintiffs had standing to challenge as unconstitutional the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement to obtain health insurance following Congress setting the penalty at $0 in 2017.
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