James N Sabino

James N Sabino

February 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Fifth Circuit Decision Primes SCOTUS Test for Affordable Care Act

A discussion of two constitutional principles which have been paramount in the latest challenge to the health care law's constitutionality: Congress' power to levy taxes, and the doctrine of severability.

By Anthony Michael Sabino and James N. Sabino

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January 23, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Anticipating Another Supreme Court Test for the Affordable Care Act

When the U.S. Supreme Court validated the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the common belief was that the controversy over the constitutionality of the nation's health insurance law was at an end. Few contemplated what might happen if the exaction enforcing the individual mandate was ever removed. That question is now upon us.

By Anthony Michael Sabino and James N. Sabino

9 minute read