WASHINGTON (PNN) - March 3, 2020 - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but their decision is not likely until after the 2020 election.
The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democrat states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.
Defenders of the Affordable Care Act argue that the issues raised by the case are too important to let the litigation drag on for months or years in lower courts and that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans erred when it struck down the health care law's now toothless requirement that Amerikans have health insurance.
The case will be the third major Supreme Court battle over the law popularly known as ObamaCare since its passage in 2010. The court has twice upheld the heart of the law, with Chief Justice John Roberts memorably siding with the court's liberals in 2012, amid President Barack Obama's reelection campaign.
The President Donald Trump regime supports the total repeal of the law, including its provisions that prohibit insurance companies from discriminating against people with existing health ailments.