A Case for Roy Cooper
April 16, 2010 - by
A wise old legal eagle points out a recent article in the National Law Journal that shreds the 18 showboating state attorneys generals who want to challenge the health-care reform law.
The article, written by a law professor at Washington & Lee, concludes:
“This complaint not only represents shockingly shoddy lawyering but should be recognized by the courts for what it in fact is: A pleading whose key claims are without support in the law and the facts. The attorneys who brought this case — solely for political purposes — should have to bear personally the cost of defending this litigation that they are imposing on federal taxpayers.”
Here’s a chance for AG Roy Cooper to shine.
Cooper should take a stand on the lawsuit – on legal grounds, not political.
He should stand up publicly and say why the lawsuit is bad law – and why he’s not joining it.
A Case for Roy Cooper
April 16, 2010/
A wise old legal eagle points out a recent article in the National Law Journal that shreds the 18 showboating state attorneys generals who want to challenge the health-care reform law.
The article, written by a law professor at Washington & Lee, concludes:
“This complaint not only represents shockingly shoddy lawyering but should be recognized by the courts for what it in fact is: A pleading whose key claims are without support in the law and the facts. The attorneys who brought this case — solely for political purposes — should have to bear personally the cost of defending this litigation that they are imposing on federal taxpayers.”
Here’s a chance for AG Roy Cooper to shine.
Cooper should take a stand on the lawsuit – on legal grounds, not political.
He should stand up publicly and say why the lawsuit is bad law – and why he’s not joining it.