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U.S. Supreme Court

Feb. 24, 2012

Supreme Court punts challenge on Medi-Cal cuts back to 9th Circuit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sent the challenge to California's plan to slash medical spending on poor residents back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sidestepping the legal issues in the case.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sent a challenge to California's plan to slash medical spending on poor residents back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sidestepping the legal issues in the case.


The court ruled 5-4 that the federal government's approval of some of the cuts - which came down after the case was argued last October - changed the case enough to require ...

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