The Hill By Nathaniel Weixel - 02/03/20
Texas and a coalition of conservative states on Monday urged the Supreme Court not to step in and hear a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
The states said that a lower court first needs to rule before the Supreme Court can take up the case.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said it was premature for the justices to take up the case without first waiting for a decision from a district court judge in Texas.
“This Court should not allow petitioners to leapfrog lower-court consideration,†Paxton wrote.
Paxton noted that the law will remain in place while the appeals process unfolds, so the case is not “ripe†for review. The Trump administration, which declined to defend ObamaCare in court, is expected make a similar argument today.
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