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NFIB v Sebelius (ACA)

567 US 519 (2012)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2012
StatusBinding authority

Summary

ACA individual mandate upheld as valid exercise of Congress's taxing power, but Commerce Clause does not authorise compelling individuals to engage in commerce.

Key Principle

The individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is a valid exercise of the taxing power; the Commerce Clause does not authorise Congress to compel individuals to engage in commerce.

Area of Law

constitutional

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