SCOTUS Will Rule on Affordable Care Act Next Term The Supreme Court's next term begins in October.
This means the court will not render a decision on the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, until after the 2020 election.
Until a decision is rendered, the act will continue uninterrupted.
The announcement from the court came as a surprise to some analysts.
The Supreme Court turned down a request earlier this year that would have put the case on the court's current term.
At issue is whether or not the act is constitutional.
After the Republican-led Congress voted to reduce the tax penalty for having no health insurance to $0, predominantly Republican states, including Texas, sued to bring an end to the law.
Their argument was that without a tax penalty, the act was no longer legal.
