COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's attorney general says he won't join other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal government's sweeping new health care law.
Attorney General Richard Cordray says he believes such lawsuits are without merit and would be a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Cordray said Monday he based his decision on an analysis of the new law and his knowledge of federal constitutional law.
Democrat Cordray was responding to pressure from U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner, other Republican members of Congress from Ohio and GOP members of the Ohio Senate.
The Republicans urged Cordray last week to join his counterparts from 13 other states in challenging the constitutionality of the massive health care overhaul.
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