inseverable

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So, under this theory, the mandate must be stricken—and the rest of the law must fall with it, because the mandate should be deemed “inseverable” from the entire ACA.

From Slate

And so they argued that the mandate is “inseverable” from the remainder of the ACA—meaning that if it falls, the whole law must fall with it.

From Slate

If a provision of a law is inseverable from the rest of that law, when the court strikes down the inseverable portion, the entire law fails.

From Washington Post

“Their brief does argue that the whole ACA is inseverable, but it also says that the court should limit its relief to those provisions that actually cause injury to the plaintiffs,” he said.

From Seattle Times

In theory, the case is narrowly about the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate, but if the court finds that the mandate is “inseverable” from the rest of the legislation, the new majority could bring down the entire law — an explicit goal of Republicans, including Trump, since Obamacare’s inception.

From Washington Post