The Obama administration has decided to forego a full review of an Atlanta appeals court decision that declared the individual mandate unconstitutional, according to a USA Today report.
The administration's decision means the U.S. Supreme Court could begin hearing arguments over President Obama's healthcare reform law as early as next month, though the justices have until next June to decide the case. Still, the timing of the appeals process means the Supreme Court justices will be delivering a ruling over the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law amid the 2012 president election.
A Supreme Court ruling favoring President Obama's healthcare reform law could boost campaign efforts just before the election. On the other hand, a high court decision that the law is unconstitutional could prove detrimental. The GOP has made President Obama's healthcare reform law a centerpiece in its efforts to take over the presidential election.
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The administration's decision means the U.S. Supreme Court could begin hearing arguments over President Obama's healthcare reform law as early as next month, though the justices have until next June to decide the case. Still, the timing of the appeals process means the Supreme Court justices will be delivering a ruling over the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law amid the 2012 president election.
A Supreme Court ruling favoring President Obama's healthcare reform law could boost campaign efforts just before the election. On the other hand, a high court decision that the law is unconstitutional could prove detrimental. The GOP has made President Obama's healthcare reform law a centerpiece in its efforts to take over the presidential election.
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