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The Obama administration chose not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear a pivotal health reform case Monday, signaling that it\u2019s going to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether President Barack Obama\u2019s health reform law is constitutional.<\/p>\n

The move puts the Supreme Court in the difficult position of having to decide whether to take the highly politically charged case in the middle of the presidential election.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department is expected to ask the court to overturn an August decision by a panel of three judges in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that found the law\u2019s requirement to buy insurance is unconstitutional. The suit was brought by 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business, and several individuals. . . .<\/p>\n

The issue of the constitutionality of the individual mandate has been widely expected to be decided by the Supreme Court. The key question has been the timing. The Justice Department\u2019s apparent decision to ask the Supreme Court to review the case greatly increases the chances the issue will be heard in the 2011-12 term, which begins Monday.<\/p>\n

\nThe Supreme Court now has several strong reasons to accept the case. The court rarely declines requests from the government to take a case, especially in situations in which a circuit court has struck down a piece of a high-profile law.\n

There is also a split between the appeals courts. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the mandate, the 11th Circuit has ruled it unconstitutional, and the 4th Circuit has ruled that a tax law prevents it from issuing a decision on the mandate until at least 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe odds are pretty significant the court will take the case now,\u201d said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, which has filed briefs in support of the law.<\/p>\n

via Health reform lawsuit appears headed for Supreme Court \u2013 Jennifer Haberkorn \u2013 POLITICO.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Assuming the Supremes take the case, how do you think they will rule?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"