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Text of Amicus Brief of Texas Public Policy Foundation and Cato Institute, Arguing Against Severability in Constitutional Challenge to Mandated Health Insurance Coverage (PDF)

"Various provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impede state sovereignty and individual liberty, limiting states' ability to chart their own course on matters relating to health care. Holding the entire Act unconstitutional would thus vindicate Amici Curiae's missions."

Court Blocks Austin Paid Sick Leave Law

"The Texas Third Court of Appeals Aug. 17 blocked an ordinance that would take effect Oct. 1. A prior ruling from the [459th] District Court denied a temporary injunction to a business coalition challenging the paid sick leave mandate.... The Texas Public Policy Foundation, representing a coalition of business groups that includes the Texas Association of Business, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the American Staffing Association, challenged the Austin ordinance because they say it violates the state's minimum wage law." [Texas Assoc. of Business et al. v. City of Austin, No. 03-18-00445 (Tex. 3d App. Aug. 17, 2018)]

Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Faces Legal Challenge

"[T]wo plaintiffs represented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging the Dallas paid sick and safe leave ordinance, which is scheduled to go into effect on August [1] It remains to be determined whether the implementation date will be officially delayed -- either through a preliminary injunction or by agreement."

Potential Impact of California v. Texas Decision on Key Provisions of the ACA

"[A] table summarizes the major provisions of the ACA, illustrating the breadth of its changes to the health care system, and public attitudes towards those changes. If all or most of the ACA is struck down, many of these provisions could be eliminated. Due to differences in populations and policies across states, the potential repeal of the ACA would play out differently from state to state."