Was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a Proper Exercise of Congressional Authority Under the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause?

Long Island Lawyers Chapter

Event Video

Was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a Proper Exercise of Congressional Authority Under the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause? - Event VideoThe Long Island Lawyers Chapter hosted this debate on May 22, 2012, at The Davenport Press Restaurant in Mineola, NY.

Panelists:

  • Prof. Leon Friedman, The Joseph Kushner Distinguished Professor of Civil Liberties Law at Hofstra Law School and Former Director of the Committee for Public Justice and Staff Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union
  • Ms. Deborah N. Misir, Partner at Lally & Misir, LLP, Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor, Ethics Attorney in the White House Counsel’s Office, and Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
  • Moderator: Hon. R. Bruce Cozzens, New York State Supreme Court