SF Appeals Court Tosses Challenge To Obama's Health Care Plan
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) -- A federal appeal court in California said a former state lawmaker and a legal foundation have no standing to challenge President Barack Obama's health care plan.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court ruling tossing out the lawsuit filed in San Diego by Steve Baldwin and the Pacific Justice Institute.
Baldwin and the foundation alleged that a provision taking effect in 2014 requiring some to buy health insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional.
The court said neither can prove that they will be directly affected by the provision in 2014 and dismissed the lawsuit.
The San Francisco-based court's ruled on the same day that a federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled in a similar lawsuit and found the insurance provision unconstitutional.
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