National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

567 U.S. 519 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Upheld the Affordable Care Act's individual-coverage payment under the taxing power but limited the Medicaid expansion remedy against states.

Scope and limitations: Complex multi-opinion decision; coverage, federalism and program-specific holdings must be separated.

Open authoritative source

2 issue placements

Healthcare Affordability & Access

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Healthcare Affordability & Access. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Complex multi-opinion decision; coverage, federalism and program-specific holdings must be separated.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Tax Fairness, Public Revenue & Fiscal Capacity

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Tax Fairness, Public Revenue & Fiscal Capacity. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Complex multi-opinion decision; coverage, federalism and program-specific holdings must be separated.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.