Supreme Court could rule on healthcare law early next year

Washington – The Obama administration set the stage Monday for the Supreme Court to rule early next year on the constitutionality of the president's healthcare law by declining to press for a full appeal in a lower court. The Justice Department announced it will forgo an appeal to the full US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Such an appeal to the 10-member court could have taken months and delayed a final decision from the high court until at least 2013. (Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com …