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State Attorneys General Lawsuit Challenging Health Care Law
By Leah Nylen | March 23, 2010 12:34 pm
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Minutes after President Barack Obama signed the health care legislation into law, the attorneys general of 13 states filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new law. The suit, spearheaded by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum (R), was filed in the Northern District of Florida.

Their filing is embedded below.

UPDATED: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed a separate federal lawsuit challenging the law in the Eastern District of Virginia Tuesday. His filing has been added below.

State AGs Healthcare Lawsuit

Virginia Attorney General Health care Lawsuit

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