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Boston Globe, March 24, 2010  Attorneys general from 13 states
have sued the federal government, arguing the landmark
healthcare overhaul is unconstitutional just seven minutes after
President Obama signed it into law. "The Constitution nowhere
authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or
under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents
have qualifying healthcare coverage," the lawsuit says. Legal
specialists say it has little chance of succeeding because,
under the Constitution, federal laws trump state laws.