Supreme Court Will Weigh Expediting Democrats’ Obamacare Appeals

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it will use its Feb. 21 private conference to discuss whether to consider the fate of the Affordable Care Act on a fast-track schedule that would mean a decision by the end of June.

The indication came on the online dockets of two Democratic appeals that seek a definitive ruling upholding Obamacare during the court’s current term.

The appeals challenge a Dec. 18 federal appeals court decision that found a key piece of the original 2010 law unconstitutional and raised questions about the rest of it. The Trump administration is seeking to invalidate the law ...