Holder Hearing is Off: The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed today's grilling of Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. until April 14, as we reported here last night. Democratic senators may have preferred to be at the White House today for the signing of the health care reform bill.
Georgia High Court Strikes Down Damages Cap: The state limit on medical malpractice pain and suffering damages violates the right to a jury trial, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday. The Fulton County Daily Report has the story via law.com.
The Litigation Soon Begins: At least 12 states are poised to challenge the health care bill, according this Bloomberg report. And at least one private group will as well: Liberty Counsel, headed by Mathew Staver, dean of the Liberty University School of Law, says this Washington Post story.
Now What for GOP? Republicans are debating how much of an election issue the health care bill should be in the fall, or whether they should focus on what the Democrats haven't done, according to this article in The Hill.
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