A federal appeals court has dismissed Virginia’s challenge to President Obama’s signature healthcare law. In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond found Virginia lacks standing to challenge the law. The ruling does not address the core issue of whether the law can require individuals to buy health insurance or pay a penalty starting in 2014, instead arguing the penalty amounts to a tax that cannot be challenge preemptively. The court also dismissed a suit brought forward by several individuals and Virginia’s Liberty University. The decisions boost the likelihood the law will go before the Supreme Court, perhaps as early as June of next year.