News Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, but appeal will leave coverage intact for now December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Christal Hayes and Ken Alltucker and Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Comments Off on Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, but appeal will leave coverage intact for now A federal judge in Texas ruled late Friday that core aspects of the Affordable Care Act are unconstitutional, but an appeal will leave coverage intact.