DOJ Will Not Appeal Health Care Ruling

The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week declined to appeal last month’s ruling by the 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta that an element of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) was unconstitutional.

Mary Silver

9/27/2011|Updated: 10/1/2015

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/healthcare_107448393.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama, surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, signs the health care insurance reform legislation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, March 23, 2010. The Department of Justice will not appeal a ruling by Atlanta's 11th Circuit Court that the mandatory insurance requirement is unconstitutional. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)" title="President Barack Obama, surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, signs the health care insurance reform legislation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, March 23, 2010. The Department of Justice will not appeal a ruling by Atlanta's 11th Circuit Court that the mandatory insurance requirement is unconstitutional. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1797189"/></a>

President Barack Obama, surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, signs the health care insurance reform legislation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, March 23, 2010. The Department of Justice will not appeal a ruling by Atlanta's 11th Circuit Court that the mandatory insurance requirement is unconstitutional. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mary Silver

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Mary Silver writes columns, grows herbs, hikes, and admires the sky. She likes critters, and thinks the best part of being a journalist is learning new stuff all the time. She has a Masters from Emory University, serves on the board of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and belongs to the Association of Health Care Journalists.