In March 2010, Congress passed P.L. 111-148 , the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and amended it by passing P.L. 111-152 , the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA). Subsequently, lawsuits were filed in multiple courts challenging various aspects of the new law. Many of these cases made their way through the judicial system and three petitions for certiorari were ultimately granted by the United States Supreme Court in one of these cases. The Court ultimately decided in favor of the law in June 2012. This collection of resources is intended to assist in responding to a broad range of research questions and requests for assistance related to the Affordable Care Act litigation before the Supreme Court. On November 14, 2011, the Supreme Court granted three petitions for certiorari to decide issues raised by the Affordable Care Act cases: (1) National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius , No. 11-393; (2) Florida v Department of Human Services , No. 11-400; and (3) Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida , No. 11-398. Please note, the Court agreed to hear four separate questions raised by the three petitions. Oral arguments for the cases took place March 26-28, 2012. On June 28, 2012, the Court issued its decision in the case, National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Sebelius. Below are links to documents related to these cases before the Court. Many of the documents are available on the Supreme Court's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act website at http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PPAACA.aspx . For further information from the Court, the public information officer can be reached at [phone number scrubbed]. The questions for the Court raised by this petition are whether Congress has the power under Article I of the Constitution to enact the minimum coverage provision of PPACA and whether the challenges to the minimum coverage provision itself are barred by the Anti-Injunction Act. Docket No. 11-398 http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/11-398.htm Petition for a Writ of Certiorari http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-398%20Cert%20Petititon.pdf Appendix to Petition http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-398%20appendix.pdf Brief of Private Respondents http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-398%20BIO%20Private.pdf Brief of State Respondents http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-398%20BIO%20States.pdf Reply Brief http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-398%20Reply.pdfAmicus Briefs (as compiled by the American Bar Association ) Anti-Injunction Ac t— http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/11-398_Anti-InjuntionAct.html Minimum Coverage Provisio n— http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/11-398.htmlTranscript of Oral Arguments March 26, 2012 — http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/11-398-Monday.pdf March 27, 2012— http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/11-398-Tuesday.pdfSlip Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf Florida v. United States HHS , 648 F.3d 1235 (11 th Cir. Fla. 2011) http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/courts/ca11/201111021.pdf Order Granting Summary Judgment, Florida v. United States HHS , 780 F. Supp. 2d 1256 (N.D. Fla. 2011) http://www.justice.gov/healthcare/docs/fl-sj-ruling.pdf The questions for the Court in this petition concern the severability of the minimum coverage provision from the rest of the Affordable Care Act if the minimum coverage provision is found to be unconstitutional. Docket No. 393 http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/11-393.htm Petition for Writ of Certiorari http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-393%20Cert%20Petition.pdf Appendix to Petition http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-393%20Appendix.pdf Brief in Opposition http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-393%20BIO.pdfAmicus Briefs (as compiled by the American Bar Association) Severability — http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/11-393.htmlTranscript of Oral Arguments March 28, 2012 — http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/11-393.pdfSlip Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf The questions for the Court in this petition are limited to whether the individual mandate can be severed from the act, and whether the changes to Medicaid in the Affordable Care Act unconstitutionally coerce the states. Docket No. 11-400 http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/11-400.htm Petition for Writ of Certiorari http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-400%20Cert%20Petition.pdf Brief in Opposition http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-400%20BIO.pdf Reply Brief http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-400%20Reply.pdfAmicus Briefs (as compiled by the American Bar Association) Severability — http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/11-393.html Medicaid — http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/11-400_Medicaid.htmlTranscript of Oral Arguments March 28, 2012 — http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/11-400.pdfSlip Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf In addition to the cases referenced above, information is provided on three other cases in which a petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed and that contain notable legal arguments related to the Affordable Care Act cases. In this petition for certiorari, the petitioners present arguments on whether Congress had the power under Article I of the Constitution to enact the minimum coverage provision of PPACA. Docket No. 11-117 http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/11-117.htm Petition for Writ of Certiorari http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-117%20Cert%20Petition.pdf Brief in Opposition http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-117%20BIO.pdf Reply Brief http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-117%20%20Reply.pdf Opinion, Thomas More Law Ctr. v. Obama , 651 F.3d 529 (6 th Cir. Mich. 2011) http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/11a0168p-06.pdf Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Injunction and Dismissing Plaintiffs' First and Second Claims for Relief [Doc #7], Thomas More Law Ctr. v. Obama , 720 F. Supp. 2d 882 (E.D. Mich. 2010) http://www.mied.uscourts.gov/News/Docs/09714485866.pdf In this petition for certiorari, the petitioners present arguments on whether a state has standing to challenge the minimum coverage provision, whether Congress had the power under Article I of the Constitution to enact the minimum coverage provision, and whether the minimum coverage provision is severable from the rest of the Affordable Care Act. Docket No. 11-420 http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/11-420.htm Petition for Writ of Certiorari http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-420%20Cert%20Petition.pdf Brief in Opposition http://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/PDFs/11-420%20BIO.pdf Opinion, Virginia ex rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius , 656 F.3d 253 (4 th Cir. Va. 2011) http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/111057.P.pdf Memorandum Opinion (Cross Motions for Summary Judgment), Commonwealth ex rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius , 728 F. Supp. 2d 768 (E.D.