I wonder what the legal strategy behind the joint filing is. To my legally untrained brain, I would have thought it better for each AG to file a separate suit in their own federal circuits/districts (or one suit per) so as to force the USSC to take the issue up sooner rather than later, avoiding discordant circuit/district rulings.
They might consider that particular district court to be more friendly.
I think the strategy for multiple states filing together in Florida is the speed and friendliness of the courts. More than likely they have found a friendly judge(s) that will expedite to the USSC.
The unified filing is being done in the rocket docket Federal court district that includes DC. The Virginia AG instigated it and other AGs signed onboard. Rocket Docket means it will land in the Supreme Court that much sooner
At the same time these same state AGs are filing in their own Federal courts, say out in Denver for the Colorado AG. Partly for regional publicity and acclaim and partly to mount a multi-pronged attack
The whole outrageous bill is blatantly unconstitutional and it will probably be struck down by the conservative 5 in the SCOTUS. The federal government has no constitutional right to dictate to individuals that they must buy health insurance and that they must buy a certain kind of expensive “comprehensive” low-deductable plan that redistributes individual income to other people who get the same plan at a much lower cost. The whole thing is an unconstitutional, un-American outrage and assault on individual liberty and I will fight it for as long as it takes to repeal this monstrosity. The democrat trash in congress who voted for this monstrosity will pay a big price in November for their arrogance and lack of respect for free Americans.
The Supreme Court almost never takes up a case without the lower courts ruling first. The only time they would is if there is some type of time issue. There really isnt with this because the insurance mandate doesnt take effect until 2013.