Sissel v. Dep’t of Health & Human Services
Petition for certiorari denied on January 19, 2016
Issue: (1) Whether the Affordable Care Act’s tax on going without health insurance is a “Bill[] for raising Revenue” to which the Origination Clause applies; and (2) whether the Senate's gut-and-replace procedure was a constitutionally valid “amend [ment]” pursuant to the Origination Clause.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 26 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2015) |
| Nov 2 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Nov 18 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 28, 2015. |
| Nov 23 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, and The Beacon Center filed. |
| Nov 24 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, et al. filed. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amici curiae of U.S. Representative Trent Franks, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee, and 45 Other Members of the House of Representatives filed. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amici curiae of U.S. Justice Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Cornyn, Cruz, and Lee filed. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Nov 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed. |
| Dec 7 2015 | Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Daniel G. Anderson, et al. |
| Dec 28 2015 | Brief of respondents Department fo Health and Human Services, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 29 2015 | Reply of petitioner Matt Sissel filed. |
| Dec 30 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016. |
| Jan 19 2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Daniel G. Anderson, et al. DENIED. |
| Jan 19 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
