US appeals court voids Obamacare 'individual mandate'
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on a 2-1 vote that the law's individual mandate that directed Americans to obtain health insurance was unlawful.
DATE IMPORTED: January 04, 2017 Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi speak following a meeting with U.S.President Barack Obama on congressional Republicans' effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS