ence conflict with the defendant's affidavits, the court must construe all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff. Meier, 288 F.3d at 1269; Madara, 916 F.2d at 1514. A federal court must have both statutory and constitutional authority to assert jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant. See

the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations," AMA chief executive James Madara said in the letter. In the detailed letter, Madara raises objections to the key pillars of the Republican plan, including a rollback of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. "Medicaid expansi