Getchell

Speaking for Virginia, state Solicitor General E. Duncan Getchell Jr. told Hudson that the provision is an unprecedented, unlimited and unsupportable in any serious regime of delegated, enumerated powers.

Judge says he will rule on Va. health-care challenge by end of the year Rosalind S. Helderman 2010

Speaking for Virginia, the state's Soliciter General E. Duncan Getchell Jr. told Hudson that Congress overstepped its constitutional authority by enacting a provision that requires individuals to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine.

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Duncan Getchell, Jr., solicitor general of Virginia, ticked off a list of what he called similar cases in which states including Oregon and Wyoming have sued on behalf of residents' interests.

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"You collapse federalism and create a national police power," Duncan Getchell, state solicitor general for Virginia, told a packed courtroom.

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Getchell said such a move would be "unprecedented, unlimited and unsupportable in any serious regime of delegated, enumerated powers."

Federal judge says he'll rule on Virginia's health care challenge by Jan. 1 Rosalind Helderman 2010

Virginia Solicitor General Duncan Getchell also argued against the law.

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Virginia Solicitor General Duncan Getchell also argued against the law.

Judges hear arguments on Obama health care law 2011

Getchell had argued in his brief that Congress exceeded its power to regulate commerce, by essentially targeting a "passive" activity, the decision not to buy insurance.

Judges hear arguments on Obama health care law 2011

Getchell had argued in his brief that Congress exceeded its power to regulate commerce, by essentially targeting a "passive" activity, the decision not to buy insurance.

Judges hear arguments on Obama health care law 2011

Speaking for Virginia, the state's Soliciter General E. Duncan Getchell Jr. told Hudson that Congress overstepped its constitutional authority by enacting a provision that requires individuals to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine.

Federal judge says he'll rule on Virginia's health care challenge by Jan. 1 Rosalind Helderman 2010