Both sides appeal to Supreme Court on health care law

[JURIST] Both the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] and a group of 26 states filed petitions with the US Supreme Court [official website] Wednesday seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590 text; JURIST backgrounder]. The petitions for certiorari filed by the DOJ and states [petitions, PDF] seek review of a decision handed down by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [official website] last month. The…