National U.S. Court of Appeals Strikes Down Individual Mandate Provision of Affordable Health Care Act by Rosemary Piser on August 12, 2011 Rosemary Piser Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2011. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in a 2-1 decision struck down the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Health Care Act siding with 26 states that challenged it.