The Atlantic reports on the multi-state legal challenge to the health control bill, HR 3590. Remember, Amendment 63 will be even more important should the lawsuit succeed.  Reports the Atlantic:

On Thursday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care law can move forward. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson allowed two of the suit’s challenges to proceed: 1) that Congress exceeds its authority with the “individual mandate” that requires almost all Americans to buy insurance, and 2) that the expansion of Medicaid compromises state sovereignty. The suit was brought by the governors and attorneys general of 20 states, and a summary judgment hearing to discuss its merits will be held in December.

Read the whole article: Most Serious Health-Care Challenge Marches Forward.

Read comments by Dave Kopel and Randy Barnett:

• Kopel: Comment on states’ victory on health control lawsuit.
• Barnett: District Court Judge Refuses to Dismiss AG’s Challenge to the Individual Mandate

And via FIRM, more views at HealthCareLawSuite.net: There is Reason to be Cautiously Optimistic.