Judge Upholds Health-Care Reform

And the ayes pull ahead: A third federal judge upheld President Obama’s health-care overhaul on Tuesday, tossing out a challenge of the law’s mandate that all Americans hold insurance. The judge, on the D.C. circuit, becomes the third Democrat-appointed jurist to uphold the law; two Republican-appointed judges have struck down all or part of it. The judge called the mandate—a constitutional sticking point for many conservatives—a “reasonable measure.” Legal eagles say the Supreme Court will need to weigh in before the issue is settled.