Federal appeals court hears arguments in health care reform challenge

[JURIST] A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [official website] on Tuesday heard oral arguments [court schedule, PDF] on the constitutionality of the health care reform law [HR 3590 text; JURIST news archive] in two cases challenging the law. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius [complaint, PDF; materials] was filed by the state’s attorney general Kenneth Cuccinelli [official website] in March 2010 and challenges the law on the basis that Congress’ use of the Commerce…