File this under "no kidding." Nine months later, another federal court judge handed the administration's health care reform law another victory.

Liberty University, a Christian college, and a handful of anti-abortion activists argued there remained no way to track federal funds being funneled for abortions, something already strictly outlawed by the legislation.

A much larger suit – brought by a collection of 20 states and filed in Florida – earned the right to proceed earlier this year based on the judge's ruling that the law is without historical precedent. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the individual mandate. Arguments are set to continue in just a couple of weeks.

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