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Judge: Governor premature in bringing health care reform lawsuit

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:16:28 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant and other Mississippi residents were premature in their challenge to the federal law requiring people to buy health care insurance, a federal judge has ruled. District Judge Keith Starrett also knocked the governor and another man out as plaintiffs, The Hattiesburg American reported. Both have health insurance, and wouldn’t be [...]

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Senators file amicus brief challenging health care reform

MBJ Staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:04:57 +0000

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) are among 43 Senators who have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a multi-state legal challenge to a federal mandate that individuals must purchase health insurance. The amicus brief was filed with the Supreme Court Monday in support [...]

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