." ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁case , ▁O ' Con nor ▁issued ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁inj unction ▁against ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ’ s ▁reg ulations ▁implementing ▁Section ▁ 1 5 5 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act ▁( pro hib iting ▁sex ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁feder ally ▁fund ed ▁health ▁programs ) ▁as ▁a ▁likely ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Fre edom ▁Rest oration ▁Act ▁and ▁what ▁he ▁said ▁was ▁an ▁impro per ▁inclusion ▁of ▁gender ▁identity ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁O ' Con nor ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Indian ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁Act ▁was ▁un const itution al . ▁ ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁O ' Con nor ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act ▁was ▁un const itution al . ▁O ' Con nor ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁mand ate ▁was ▁un const itution al ▁by ▁saying ▁"[ the ] ▁Ind ividual ▁Mand ate ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁fairly ▁read ▁as ▁an ▁exercise ▁of ▁Congress ' s ▁Tax ▁Power ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁imper miss ible ▁under ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Com merce ▁Cla use — mean ing ▁the ▁Ind ividual ▁Mand ate ▁is ▁un const itution al ." ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Independent ▁Business ▁v . ▁Seb el ius ▁(