On Wednesday, September 27, 2011, the plaintiffs in the 26-state challenge to the health care reform law formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the review of the decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which held the mandate to be unconstitutional but upheld the balance of the reform law. Most legal scholars expect the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the issues, especially since there is now a split between Circuit Court decisions. If the case is reviewed, the decision would be expected in June, 2012, with potential impact upon the next presidential election.