With Government Open, ACA Suit Appeal Kicks Back In

The parties appealing Texas U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling in the high-profile challenge to the Affordable Care Act now have until Feb. 8 to respond to House Democrats’ motion to intervene at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The court had previously agreed to pause the case due to the government shutdown, but asked the Department of Justice to let the court know as soon as the status changed. DOJ filed a motion to lift the...