National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius 2012
Was the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate constitutional?
567 U.S. 519 (2012)Federal and state power
- The question
- Was the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate constitutional?
- What the Court held
- Yes, as a tax, though not under the commerce power; the Medicaid expansion could not be forced on states by withholding existing funds.
- The vote
- 5–4
- Read the opinion
- 567 U.S. 519 (2012), full text
This page summarizes the Court’s judgment in neutral terms. The opinion, concurrences and dissents are the authority; read them for the reasoning.