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National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
567 U.S. 519
Holding / constitutional rule
Upheld the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as a tax while rejecting it as a valid exercise of the Commerce Clause and limiting the Medicaid expansion remedy.
Why it matters
A major decision on federal taxing power, commerce authority, healthcare, and federalism.
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