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.
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.