Obama Won’t Seek New Appeals Court Hearing on Health Care
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The Obama administration set the stage for possible U.S. Supreme Court consideration of its landmark health-care law, saying it will forgo further review before a federal appeals court that declared part of the law invalid.
The Justice Department had until today to seek a new hearing before a larger panel of judges at the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The government won’t take that step, said Tracy Schmaler, a Justice Department spokeswoman. She declined to say whether the government would file a Supreme Court appeal.