Federal judge in Texas declares Affordable Care Act unconstitutional

Friday, December 14, 2018
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A federal judge in Fort Worth declared the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, as unconstitutional.

The Friday ruling involves a lawsuit led by Texas and 19 other states.
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Federal judge Reed O'Connor sided with the states' argument that all of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional due to a recent change in federal tax law.

California and several other states argued that overturning Obamacare would mean millions of people lose their health insurance.
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The ruling could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

You can read the judge's full ruling here.
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