Supporters of healthcare reform won their biggest court decision yet on the constitutionality of the new law — and they won it with help from a judge who has strong conservative credentials.
A panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Wednesday that Congress has the power to make most people buy insurance. It was a clear win for supporters of the healthcare law, especially because it’s the first ruling on the mandate from a federal appeals court.
But the biggest coup for the law’s proponents was the fact that Judge Jeffrey Sutton ruled in favor of the mandate.
Sutton was appointed by President George W. Bush and served as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — among the most conservative members of the high court. Sutton also has been a member of the conservative Federalist Society.
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