Supreme Court to Determine Constitutionality of Obamacare

A new Supreme Court decision this morning is sending shockwaves throughout Washington, D.C.

The court has agreed to review a legal challenge to Obamacare’s individual mandate, which has the potential to wipe out the entire law. (NBC News)

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will take up a legal challenge to Obamacare, agreeing to hear the case in its new term that begins in October. That means the program will continue for at least another year.

It also means the justices won’t be handing down a ruling on the contentious issue of health care this June, just as the presidential campaign heats up. That may be good news for Republicans, who would prefer to avoid the issue in an election year.

A federal appeals court ruled in December that the individual mandate in Obamacare, officially known as the Affordable Care Act, is unconstitutional. But it sent the case back to the trial judge for another look at whether the entire law is invalid or some parts can survive.

The U.S. House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, and a group of blue states urged the Supreme Court in January to take the case and issue a decision promptly, in its current term, instead of leaving the fate of the law in limbo.

But the conservative-leaning high court rejected that plea, choosing to follow its standard rules.

AAN Staff

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