Supreme Court Institute - Mock Moot Court Event: Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, No. 11-398
Wednesday, 2/01/2012 3:30 PM (EST)
Health Care Mock Moot Court: Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, No. 11-398
Media Contact:
Kara Tershel, (202) 662-9037
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MEDIA ADVISORY |
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| WHAT: |
Health Care Mock Moot Court: Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, No. 11-398
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| WHO: |
Advocates: Walter E. Dellinger, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers; former Acting Solicitor General of the United States (for Petitioner) Steven G. Bradbury, Partner, Dechert (for Respondent) Justices: David D. Cole, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Maureen E. Mahoney, Of Counsel, Latham & Watkins Kannon K. Shanmugam, Partner, Williams & Connolly Kathleen M. Sullivan, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Seth P. Waxman, Partner, WilmerHale; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University Law Center; former Solicitor General of the United States
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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| WHERE: |
Georgetown University Law Center Hart Auditorium - McDonough Hall 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
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| NOTE: |
This "mock moot court" will preview an argument the U.S. Supreme Court will consider in Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, No. 11-398. The question presented is whether Congress has the power under Article I of the Constitution to enact the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute, which provides moot courts to counsel of record in over 90% of the cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court each term. Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu. |