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November 26, 2012    Cross Referenced4Educational_ Candidate Sharon Scarrella Anderson www.sharon4mnag.blogspot.com
High Court Breathes New Life Into ObamaCare Lawsuit

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Liberty Counsel’s Petition for Rehearing in the ObamaCare case of Liberty University v. Geithner. Liberty Counsel filed the petition for rehearing on behalf of Liberty University and two private individuals. The Court directed that the case be reheard at the federal court of appeals in Richmond. This may pave the way for the case to return to the High Court in 2013. At issue is the constitutionality of the employer mandate and also whether ObamaCare’s forced funding of abortion is unconstitutional under the First Amendment Free Exercise of Religion Clause and the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
Today’s ruling breathes new life into our challenge to ObamaCare. Our fight against ObamaCare is far from over. Congress exceeded its power by forcing every employer to provide federally mandated insurance. But even more shocking is the abortion mandate, which collides with religious freedom and the rights of conscience.
Pray that the court overturns the abortion mandate and protects religious liberty.
Read our News Release for more details.

No. 11-438 Title: Liberty University, et al., Petitioners v. Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. Docketed: October 11, 2011 Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case Nos.: (10-2347) Decision Date: September 8, 2011 Questions Presented ~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oct 7 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 10, 2011) Oct 18 2011 Brief of respondents Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. filed. Oct 26 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2011. Oct 28 2011 Reply of petitioners Liberty University, et al. filed. (Distributed) Nov 9 2011 Letter of November 9, 2011, received from counsel for the petitioners. (Distributed) Jun 25 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 28, 2012. Jun 29 2012 Petition DENIED. Jul 23 2012 Petition for Rehearing filed. Aug 9 2012 DISTRIBUTED. Sep 17 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012. Oct 1 2012 The respondents are requested to file a response to the petition for rehearing within 30 days (Response due October 31, 2012). Oct 31 2012 Brief of respondents Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. filed. Nov 5 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012. Nov 26 2012 The petition for rehearing is granted. The order entered June 29, 2012, denying the petition for a writ of certiorari is vacated. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for further consideration in light of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 U. S. ___ (2012).

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Mathew D. Staver	Liberty Counsel	(800) 671-1776
	1055 Maitland Center Commons, 2nd Floor
	Maitland, FL 32751
	court@lc.org
Party name: Liberty University, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.	Solicitor General	(202) 514-2217
	United States Department of Justice
	950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20530-0001
	SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary