In the Supreme Court of the United States, Nat. Fed'n of Indep. Business, petitioners, v. Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, et al. respondents ; Dept. of HHS, et al. petitioners, v. Florida, et al. respondents ; Florida, et al. petitioners, v. Dept. of HHS et al. respondents [electronic resource] : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit : American Civil Rights Union amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners on severability / Peter J. Ferrara, counsel of record, counsdel for amicus curiae American Civil Rights Union.

At issue is whether Congress' passage of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate provision, requiring the purchase of health insurance, exceeds Congress' authority, and is it inconsistent with core constitutional principles of federalism.