- Docket No.
- 24-2968
- Appellate Court
- Third Circuit
Goal
- Block enforcement of a law
- Block enforcement of an agency action
- Declaration that a law is unlawful
Issues
Case History
Litigation Content
Why this Matters:
The plaintiff argues that the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug negotiation process violates the First Amendment, the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause. Medicare’s authority to negotiate the price of certain single-source, high-priced drugs is estimated to result in substantial savings for Medicare beneficiaries and the federal government. This appeal addresses whether the district court erred in granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgement.
Potential Impact:
Successful challenges to Medicare’s negotiation authority would negate savings to Medicare beneficiaries and taxpayers and could severely restrict federal regulatory authority in the health care arena.
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23 Major Filings
- JUDGMENT (Sep 11, 2025)
- OPINION (Sep 11, 2025)
- ORDER (Sep 11, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Aug 8, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S LETTER (Apr 9, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S REPLY BRIEF (Mar 12, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [AARP ET AL.] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [ABRAMS INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTHCARE AND MEDICARE EXPERTS] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [PATIENTS FOR AFFORDABLE DRUGS] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [PUBLIC CITIZEN ET AL.] (Feb 26, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ET AL.] (Feb 25, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [LAW SCHOLARS] (Feb 25, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SCHEDULE ARGUMENT (Feb 21, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [APHA ET AL.] (Feb 21, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE BRIEF (Feb 19, 2025)
- ORDER ON MOTION FOR EXTENSION (Jan 14, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR EXTENSION (Jan 10, 2025)
- JOINT APPENDIX (Dec 30, 2024)
- PLAINTIFF'S OPENING BRIEF (Dec 30, 2024)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Nov 21, 2024)
- NOTICE OF APPEAL (Oct 21, 2024)