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California v Texas

593 U.S. 659 (2021)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Individual plaintiffs and states lacked standing to challenge the ACA individual mandate where the penalty had been reduced to zero, as no concrete injury was shown.

Key Principle

ACA; standing; individuals and states lack standing to challenge zeroed-out mandate penalty; no concrete injury

Area of Law

constitutional

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