According to the reports Virginia, Governor Bob McDonnell and Virginia attorney general Cuccinelli has filed a petition seeking an expedited U. S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care law on Wednesday. This move by these two people increases the pressure on the Obama administration’s defence of the law.

Mr. Cuccinelli said, “Given the importance of the issues at stake to the states and economy as a whole, this court should (take the case) to resolve a matter of imperative public importance.”

Mr. McDonnell has joined 27 other governors in signing a letter to President Obama asking him to direct the U. S. Department of Justice to support an expedited process.

This move comes as a debate over the new health care laws previously presented by the Obama Government. House Republicans have said that they will either repeal the health care law or cut funding for the measure.

The governors wrote, "This resolution can help prevent the states and the private sector from undertaking potentially unnecessary measures and expenses. More importantly, our businesses, health care providers, and citizens of our great nation need to know as soon as possible whether all or part of the law will be upheld or stricken, so they know their options and obligations."