Sissel v. Dep”t of Health & Human Services

Petition for certiorari denied on January 19, 2016

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-543	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2015

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.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/26/2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2015)
11/02/2015	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
11/18/2015	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 28, 2015.
11/23/2015	Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, and The Beacon Center filed.
11/24/2015	Brief amici curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, et al. filed.
11/25/2015	Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
11/25/2015	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.
11/25/2015	Brief amici curiae of U.S. Justice Foundation, et al. filed.
11/25/2015	Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Cornyn, Cruz, and Lee filed.
11/25/2015	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
11/25/2015	Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
11/27/2015	Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed.
12/07/2015	Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Daniel G. Anderson, et al.
12/28/2015	Brief of respondents Department fo Health and Human Services, et al. in opposition filed.
12/29/2015	Reply of petitioner Matt Sissel filed.
12/30/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016.
01/19/2016	Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Daniel G. Anderson, et al. DENIED.
01/19/2016	Petition DENIED.