Federal panel says Obama legislation is constitutional
(NEWSER) - President Obama's health care reform scored a legal win today: A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled that requiring people to obtain insurance or pay a penalty does not violate the Constitution, reports CNN . "We find that the minimum coverage provision is a valid exercise of legislative power by Congress under the Commerce Clause," said the three-judge panel. But backers should hold the celebration: Two more appeals court rulings are expected in weeks or months, and the case is all but certain to reach the Supreme Court, notes the Wall Street Journal . More»
