Obama administration wants to slow down on health law challenges

Press reports indicate the federal government took this position in court papers filed Monday.

The Associated Press: Administration Wants To Slow Health Care Challenge
In court papers filed with the justices Monday, the federal government says there is no reason to take the extremely rare step of "short-circuiting" review by appellate judges, which already has been accelerated (3/14).

CQ HealthBeat: States, Justice Department Face Tighter Deadlines In Health Care Lawsuit
An appeals court has issued a busy schedule for briefs to be filed in the multi-state lawsuit challenging the health care overhaul. The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in an order late Friday granted, in part, a motion by the Department of Justice to expedite the appeal of a Florida district court judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutional. Now, the government's brief will be due April 4, the states' on May 4, the government's reply on May 18 and the states' reply on May 25 (Norman, 3/14).