Democratic states ask Supreme Court for expedited review of Obamacare ruling

A coalition of 20 states led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is asking the Supreme Court for an expedited review of a recent lower court ruling that declared portions of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. In December, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans declared the requirement that every American have health insurance to be unconstitutional, but left other parts of the law intact and sent the case back to a lower court judge in Texas for review, one who has already decided once to throw out the entire law. The coalition — in addition to contesting the recent ruling — is hoping for a review by November, arguing that the consequences of the case are too important and far-reaching to be decided by a lower court over several months or years.