Episode III: California v. Texas

Abstract

Episode III:California v. Texas—On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their long-awaited decision on California v. Texas, “the third installment in the epic trilogy” of cases challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”).1 In a 7-to-2 decision authored by Justice Breyer, the Court found that both the individual plaintiffs and the states lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of the so-called individual mandate.2