Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., v. Shewry

September 17, 2008 This is the September 17, 2008, ruling published by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. v. Shewry. The lawsuit challenged a state law that cut California's Medi-Cal payments to providers by 10%, with the plaintiffs seeking to prevent the law's implementation. This opinion says that the plaintiffs have a valid cause of action under the Supremacy Clause to assert such a claim for injunctive relief . . .