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After a delay, lawsuits open window to allow withdrawal
Gov. Tony Evers promised on the campaign trail that his first action as governor would be to withdraw Wisconsin from a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.
That promise hit a snag when lame-duck legislation passed by the Republican Legislature — after Evers was elected but before he was sworn in — blocked Evers and new Attorney General Josh Kaul, another Democrat, from doing so. Those laws were challenged in court, and though appeals remain, they have so far been ruled unconstitutional.
That cleared the way for Evers and Kaul to begin pulling out of the lawsuits March 21, 2019. On April 9, 2019, a federal appeals court allowed Wisconsin to drop out of the last of the lawsuits involving the ACA, commonly called Obamacare.
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Our Sources
Tony Evers campaign website, Evers Releases Letter He'd Send First Day in Office: Withdrawing Wisconsin from Lawsuit Gutting Pre-Existing Conditions, Oct. 22, 2018
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Judge lets Wisconsin out of two Obamacare lawsuits, handing Gov. Tony Evers a victory, April 2, 2019
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tony Evers, Josh Kaul move to exit Obamacare lawsuit after judge blocks GOP lame-duck laws, March 21, 2019
Email exchange with Melissa Baldauff, spokeswoman for Gov. Tony Evers, April 15-16, 2019