California AG asks US appeals court to reverse judgment against state pay-for-delay law
( November 21, 2025, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The California Attorney General filed a reply in support of a US appeals court reversing an order finding the state’s pay-for-delay law unconstitutional, saying there is no freestanding extraterritoriality doctrine under the dormant Commerce Clause. The state attorney general argued that there is no sensible basis to adopt a dormant Commerce Clause extraterritoriality doctrine because other constitutional doctrines already provide ample grounds for challenging state laws as impermissibly extraterritorial, none of which Association for Accessible Medications asserts.See attached file....
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