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# *Pruitt*, *Halbig*, *King* & *Indiana*: Is ObamaCare Once Again Headed to the Supreme Court? 

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Date and Time 

October 30, 2014 9 AM - 1:30 PM EDT 

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Hayek Auditorium 

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Featuring **Scott Pruitt**, Oklahoma Attorney General; **Greg Zoeller**, Indiana Attorney General; **Robert Barnes**, *The Washington Post*; **Jonathan Adler**, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; **David Ziff**, University of Washington School of Law; **Brianne Gorod**, Constitutional Accountability Center; **James Blumstein**, Vanderbilt University; **Michael F. Cannon**, Cato Institute; **Len Nichols**, George Mason University; **Tom Miller**, American Enterprise Institute; **Robert Laszewski**, Health Policy and Strategy Associates, LLC; and **Lori Montgomery**, *The Washington Post*. 

In *Pruitt v. Burwell* and *Halbig v. Burwell*, federal courts have ruled that the Internal Revenue Service is misinterpreting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, unlawfully paying billions of dollars to private health insurance companies, and unlawfully subjecting more than 50 million individuals and employers to the Act’s individual and employer mandates. In *King v. Burwell*, another federal court found the IRS’s interpretation is permissible. A fourth lawsuit, *Indiana v. IRS*, is due a ruling at any time.

While these cases attempt to *uphold* the ACA by challenging the Obama administration’s interpretation, supporters and critics agree they could have as large an impact on the law as any constitutional challenge. Is the IRS acting within the confines of the law? Is the ACA unworkable as written? Is it inevitable that the Supreme Court will hear one of these cases, or a similar challenge yet to be filed? What is the impact of the IRS’s (mis)interpretation? What impact would a ruling for the plaintiffs have on the health care sector and the ACA? Leading experts, including the attorneys general behind *Pruitt v. Burwell* and *Indiana v. IRS*, will discuss these and other dimensions of this litigation.

| **9:00 – 9:30 a.m.** | **Opening Keynote Address** **Greg Zoeller** Indiana Attorney General [Download a video of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-10-30-14-01.mp4) [Download a podcast of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-10-30-14-01.mp3) |
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| **9:30 – 11:00 a.m.** | **Panel 1: What Is the Law, and on Which Side Is the IRS?** **Moderator: Robert Barnes** *The Washington Post* **Jonathan Adler** Case Western Reserve University School of Law **David Ziff** University of Washington School of Law **Brianne Gorod** Constitutional Accountability Center **James Blumstein** Vanderbilt University [Download a video of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-10-30-14-02.mp4) [Download a podcast of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-10-30-14-02.mp3) |
| **11:00 – 11:15 a.m.** | **Break** |
| **11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.** | **Panel 2: What Do the “Halbig” Cases Mean for Health Care Reform?** **Moderator: Lori Montgomery** *The Washington Post* [**Michael F. Cannon**](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-cannon) Cato Institute **Len Nichols** George Mason University **Tom Miller** American Enterprise Institute **Robert Laszewski** Health Policy and Strategy Associates, LLC [Download a video of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-10-30-14-03.mp4) [Download a podcast of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-10-30-14-03.mp3) |
| **12:45 – 1:00 p.m.** | **Break** |
| **1:00 – 1:30 p.m.** | **Keynote Address** **Scott Pruitt** Oklahoma Attorney General [Download a video of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cc-10-30-14-04.mp4) [Download a podcast of this panel](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/cca-10-30-14-04.mp3) |
| **1:30 p.m.** | **Luncheon** |

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