Virginia v. Sebelius

Issue: (1) Whether the Commonwealth of Virginia has standing to challenge the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires individuals to maintain a minimum level of health insurance or pay a penalty; (2) whether the minimum coverage provision is a valid exercise of Congress's Article I powers; (3) whether the minimum coverage provision is severable from all the remaining provisions of the law; and (4) whether the district court erred when it denied injunctive relief.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (4th Circuit)
• Brief in opposition
• Amicus brief of Physician Hospitals of America
• Amicus brief of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. et al.
• Amicus brief of Liberty University et al.
• Petition for writ of certiorari before judgment
• Petitioner's reply