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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A judge indicated Tuesday that he would give a green light to a lawsuit filed by elected officials from 20 states — including Colorado — who are challenging the constitutionality of the new health care law and its requirement that most individuals obtain medical insurance.

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson said at the close of a hearing that he leaned toward denying the federal government’s motion to dismiss the suit, on at least one count. That would end the jockeying over whether states have legal standing to challenge the law. He said he would issue an opinion no later than Oct. 14.