A federal judge in Texas who recently declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional has stayed his ruling to allow for appeals.

That means �Obamacare� remains in effect while litigation continues.

In a ruling issued Sunday, Judge Reed O�Connor in Fort Worth wrote that he stands by his earlier conclusion that the entire law is invalidated by congressional repeal of its fines on people who remain uninsured, like a house of cards collapsing.

However, because �many everyday Americans would … face great uncertainty� if that ruling were immediately put into effect, O�Connor issued a stay to allow for appeals.

A group of Republican-led states brought the lawsuit. A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, led by California�s Xavier Becerra, intends to appeal. Congressional Democrats also plan to appeal.

(AP)