A couple of conservative activists sought to cripple the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) by filing a lawsuit that challenged the authority of the federal health care exchanges to offer subsidies to those who purchased insurance through them. It was a weak argument from the start, but one that had the potential to undermine ObamaCare because thirty-six states chose not to build their own exchanges. Consequently, the feds stepped in to provide residents of those mostly Republican-led states with access to health insurance and the subsidies to which they were entitled under the law.

Today Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia shattered the dreams of right-wingers everywhere by ruling against the plaintiffs in the most severe terms. In his decision Judge Friedman wrote…

“Plaintiffs’ proposed construction in this case – that tax credits are available only for those purchasing insurance from state-run Exchanges – runs counter to this central purpose of the ACA: to provide affordable health care to virtually all Americans. Such an interpretation would violate the basic rule of statutory construction that a court must interpret a statute in light of its history and purpose.”

While Fox News is quick to jump on the most trivial legal setbacks for ObamaCare, they have yet to report on this ruling at all. Just last month Fox reported that the same judge declined a request by the Department of Justice to dismiss the case. But now that a ruling has been issued that upholds the law, Fox has gone silent.

Instead of responsibly updating their audience on a story they previously covered, Fox has once again made the old Benghazi hoax their top story. This is a familiar pattern for Fox: Go nuclear on any news that negatively impacts the President or liberals – Go mute when the story turns out to be unfavorable for the right.