U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
John Doe v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tenn., Inc.
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Jeffrey S. Sutton
- Filed
- June 4, 2019
- Case
- John Doe v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tenn., Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
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SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Treating similarly situated people differently goes to the heart of invidious discrimination. But treating differently situated people differently usually counts as equal justice under law. Today's case involves the second scenario in the context of an application of the antidiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act. John Doe receiv…
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