Quite a decision

Quite a decision

Akron Beacon Journal: The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati last week upheld the mandate to purchase health insurance, a key element of the overhaul signed by President Obama last year. This was the first federal appeals court to rule in the controversy. Most noteworthy was the presence of Judge Jeffrey Sutton in the 2-1 majority.

Sutton is the first appointee of a Republican president to affirm the constitutionality of the individual mandate. He concurred with the majority ruling of Judge Boyce Martin (a Jimmy Carter appointee), that the insurance requirement is valid under the Commerce Clause.