Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate: what it means for employers and plan sponsors *

USA - June 28 2012
The Supreme Court of the United States (the "Court") ruled today, in a 5-to-4 landmark decision, that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("the Act") is constitutional, although it also held that certain Medicaid expansion provisions are unconstitutional.

Co-authors: Stacy H Barrow, James R Napoli, Howard Shapiro, Peter J Marathas Jr, Paul M Hamburger.

Federal court in Florida finds the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional *

USA - February 2 2011
On January 31, 2011, Federal Court Judge Roger Vinson in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida declared the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) to be unconstitutional.

Co-authors: Stacy H Barrow, Elizabeth M. Mills, James R Napoli, Richard J Zall, Peter J Marathas Jr.

U.S. Supreme Court narrows scope of "honest services" prosecution *

USA - June 28 2010
The United States Supreme Court recently handed down Skilling v. United States, a significant decision narrowing the “honest services” portion of the federal fraud statutes, 18 U.S.C. § 1346.

Co-authors: Dietrich Snell , Robert J Cleary, Matthew J. Morris, Sigal Mandelker, Anthony Pacheco.