The Arizona Supreme Court had tough questions for Gov. Jan Brewer's lawyers as they tried to convince the justices to overturn a decision allowing a challenge to her Medicaid expansion plan to proceed.
The court heard arguments in Tucson Thursday on Brewer's request to overturn an appeals court ruling reinstating a suit filed by Republican lawmakers.
A Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by the lawmakers in February, saying they lacked legal standing. But the Arizona Court of Appeals overturned that decision two months later, saying lawmakers may sue over their contention that a hospital assessment funding the expansion is a tax requiring a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.
Justices twice asked Thursday whether throwing out the suit would eviscerate that Constitutional requirement for tax increases. They'll rule later.
