Which states and organizations were plaintiffs in State of Florida v. United States Department of Health and Human Services?

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In the case State of Florida et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al., the plaintiffs included the state of Florida and 12 other states, which were later joined by an additional 13 states.1

In addition to these 26 states, the plaintiffs included two individuals and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). These parties challenged the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, specifically arguing that the individual mandate exceeded congressional power under the commerce clause and that the expansion of Medicaid violated the spending clause of the U.S. Constitution.12