Last March, Virginia and Florida (joined by 12 other states) filed suit against Obamacare, challenging its constitutionality. Since that time, many other states have joined in, recognizing the threat posed by the legislation to both the Constitution and their own state budgets. As we reported on Friday, more than half of all states are now suing over Obamacare.
In Friday’s post, several commenters asked for a complete list of the states involved with the various lawsuits, which we have compiled below. The following list contains all 27 states that have started or joined in a lawsuit against Obamacare. Those highlighted gray are in the process of joining a suit or, in the case of Oklahoma, preparing to sue on their own.
STATES SUING OVER OBAMACARE
State | Lawsuit Joined | Date Joined |
---|---|---|
Virginia | Virginia | March 23, 2010 |
Florida | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
South Carolina | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Nebraska | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Texas | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Utah | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Louisiana | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Alabama | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Michigan | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Colorado | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Pennsylvania | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Washington | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
Idaho | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
South Dakota | Florida | March 23, 2010 |
North Dakota | Florida | April 5, 2010 |
Arizona | Florida | April 6, 2010 |
Georgia | Florida | April 13, 2010 |
Alaska | Florida | April 20, 2010 |
Nevada | Florida | May 14, 2010 |
Indiana | Florida | May 14, 2010 |
Mississippi | Florida | May 14, 2010 |
Wisconsin | Florida | January 3, 2011 |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma | January 7, 2011 |
Wyoming | Florida | January 7, 2011 |
Ohio | Florida | January 11, 2011 |
Kansas | Florida | January 12, 2011 |
Maine | Florida | January 12, 2011 |