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The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a judge's ruling in Florida that struck down its landmark healthcare overhaul law as unconstitutional because it required Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty. President Barack Obama's Justice Department filed its notice of appeal and the case will go to the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta. The fight over the law is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
The administration will likely seek an expedited hearing on the case but Charles Shanor, a law professor at Emory University in Atlanta, said it would still be with the 11th Circuit for months before a ruling was issued. "I just don't see the court writing an overnight opinion in a matter that's of such concern to the public," Shanor said, adding that the 11th Circuit was viewed as "moderate" when compared to other appellate courts.
....Depending on the particular legal rules that apply to each circumstance, a party to a court case who is unhappy with the result might be able to challenge that result in an appellate court on specific grounds. These grounds typically could include errors of law, fact, or procedure (in the United States, due process)....
Types of appeal
There are a number of appeal actions, their differences being potentially confusing, thus bearing some explanation. Three of the most common are an appeal to which the defendant has as a right, a writ of certiorari and a writ of habeas corpus.
An appeal to which the defendant has a right cannot be abridged by the court which is, by designation of its jurisdiction, obligated to hear the appeal. In such an appeal, the appellant feels that some error has been made in his trial, necessitating an appeal. A matter of importance is the basis on which such an appeal might be filed: generally appeals as a matter of right may only address issues which were originally raised in trial (as evidenced by documentation in the official record). Any issue not raised in the original trial may not be considered on appeal and will be considered estoppel. A convenient test for whether a petition is likely to succeed on the grounds of error is confirming that (1) a mistake was indeed made (2) an objection to that mistake was presented by counsel and (3) that mistake negatively affected the defendant’s trial.
A writ of certiorari, otherwise know as simply as cert, is an order by a higher court directing a lower court to send record of a case for review, and is the next logical step in post-trial procedure. While states may have similar processes, a writ of cert is usually only issued, in the United States, by the Supreme Court, although some states retain this procedure. Unlike the aforementioned appeal, a writ of cert is not a matter of right. A writ of cert will have to be petitioned for, the higher court issuing such writs on limited bases according to constraints such as time. In another sense, a writ of cert is like an appeal in its constraints; it too may only seek relief on grounds raised in the original trial.
A writ of habeas corpus is the last opportunity for the defendant to find relief against his guilty conviction. Habeas corpus may be pursued if a defendant is unsatisfied with the outcome of his appeal and has been refused (or did not pursue) a writ of cert, at which point he may petition one of several courts for a writ of habeas corpus. Again, these are granted at the discretion of the court and require a petition. Like appeals or writs of cert, a writ of habeas corpus may overturn a defendant's guilty conviction by finding some error in the original trial. The major difference is that writs of habeas corpus may, and often, focus on issues that lay outside the original premises of the trial, i.e., issues that could not be raised by appeal or writs of cert. These often fall in two logical categories: (1) that the trial lawyer was ineffectual or incompetent or (2) that some constitutional right has been violated.... en.wikipedia.org...
Yes.
hell, they even state they are continuing to impliment it.
Originally posted by beezzer
I'm jut trying to figure out the logic here. Obamacare has NOT been implemented yet.
But if it doesn't pass, it'll cause irreputable harm? To whom? What harm, where?
I'm already saving up just to pay the damned fine, because the ONLY way I'll be signing up for Obamacare is at gun point!
Vinson said he had expected the government to ask for a stay of his ruling. “It was not expected,” he wrote in his opinion Thursday, “that they would effectively ignore the order and declaratory judgment for two and one-half weeks, continue to implement the Act, and only then file a belated motion to ‘clarify.’”
Originally posted by butcherguy
reply to post by anon72
Yes.
hell, they even state they are continuing to impliment it.
But not for McDonalds. They along with a list of other corporate entities have pleaded to 'opt out', and were given an Obama-waiver forthwith.
Originally posted by anon72
reply to post by MindSpin
That Obama is continuing the implimentation of the programs.
Vinson said he had expected the government to ask for a stay of his ruling. “It was not expected,” he wrote in his opinion Thursday, “that they would effectively ignore the order and declaratory judgment for two and one-half weeks, continue to implement the Act, and only then file a belated motion to ‘clarify.’”
From the orginal post about the judges ruling. the link is in the OP.
Originally posted by allprowolfy
reply to post by MindSpin
Here in Idaho we have nullified your glorious leaders healthcare and have our own set of rules. Curious did you have anything of intelligence to add to this post, or are you just a propaganda troll?
If you don't have health insurance...fine, pay the fine...and still not have health insurance....that will show em
Question...which law overrides the other...State or Federal???
Originally posted by crimvelvet
reply to post by MindSpin
If you don't have health insurance...fine, pay the fine...and still not have health insurance....that will show em
You are missing the POINT. The fine is a LOT cheaper than having to get insurance if you are self employed. When I ran out of money ten years ago I was paying $600/mo or $7,200 when you earn $25,000 that is a lot of money.