By BRENT KENDALL And LAURA MECKLER
The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to decide the fate of its health-care overhaul, setting the stage for arguments at the high court and a probable ruling in the thick of the 2012 presidential campaign.
The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of Obama’s health-care law requiring that individuals carry health insurance or pay a penalty. WSJ’s Janet Adamy and Dow Jones’s Neal Lipschutz discuss.
The administration’s move puts an end to months of speculation about its strategy in the case. Now both sides want the Supreme Court to deliver a speedy decision, one that could affect President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects.
Mr. Obama has described the law he signed in March 2010 as one of his top achievements, but it has drawn, at best, mixed results in opinion polls, and all of his potential Republican rivals have pledged to repeal it. If the Supreme Court rules by June 2012, as now appears likely, it would put health care back in the spotlight as the parties gear up for their conventions.
Keep reading here: Justice Department Seeks High-Court Review of Health Law – WSJ.com.
