Supreme Court Rejects Virginia’s Fast-Track Challenge To Health Care Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a request from Virginia to fast-track a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli asked the court to let the state bypass the normal federal appeals process and take the case directly to the justices. While the court’s rules allow for this, such a rapid review is granted only very rarely. The Justice Department opposed the request to put the case on a fast track.

The court’s decision means the issue will continue working its way through the federal appeals courts. Several cases are pending, including challenges to the law from Virginia, Florida, and 25 other states.

The main claim is that requiring Americans to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional.

The cases are moving quickly through the appeals courts. The two Virginia cases will be heard by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on May 10th. The Michigan case will be heard by the 6th Circuit on June 1st, and the case from Florida, with the challenges from over half the states, will be argued before the 11th Circuit appeals court on June 8th.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.