The suit aims to prevent the bill from taking effect, and names as defendants four high-ranking officials within the federal government, -- President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder.
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The Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation is representing Tempe, Arizona resident Nick Coons, 30 Arizona state lawmakers, and members of the House of Representatives Jeff Flake, Trent Franks, and John Shadegg.