http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53655.html
The Supreme Court has denied Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s petition to hear Virginia's lawsuit against the health care overhaul immediately. The order was released Monday without explanation.
The denial was expected. It’s rare for the high court to take a case without letting it go through the circuit courts first.
This means that SCOTUS review is possible sometime in the summer of 2012, just prior to the Presidential election. When that happens, you Democrats out there, remember that the timing isn't political, it's PresBo's choice. By accepting fast-track status, he could have had this thing reviewed by SCOTUS THIS year. So blame PresBo if we end up closely following both the Presdiential campaigns AND a possible judicial overturn of PresBo's "greatest achievement."
UPDATE: I noticed this late, but the article notes that no justice recused himself (or herself) from the decision.
The order indicated that no justice recused himself or herself from considering whether to take up the case. The move could indicate that the justices don't anticipate any recusals if and when the court takes up one of the health lawsuits.
This is disturbing, because one of the sitting justices is already on the record for thinking the law to be perfectly constitutional. Although Obama is stone-walling on revealing EXACTLY what part Kegan played, it is clear that she reviewed ObamaCare prior to its passage, and concluded it was legal. So it looks like a judge who has pre-formed opinions about an issue will not recuse herself, as she should, when they finally hear the case.
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