Court upholds dismissal of Sen. Johnson's health care suit

CHICAGO - A federal appeals court in Chicago has upheld a lower court ruling that tossed out U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's challenge to the federal health care overhaul.

Tuesday's unanimous opinion says the Wisconsin Republican has no standing to sue because he hasn't shown how executive rules adopted after President Barack Obama's reform harmed him personally.

Tuesday's unanimous opinion says the Wisconsin Republican has no standing to sue because he hasn't shown how executive rules adopted after President Barack Obama's reform harmed him personally.

Full story: WJFW

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