The Trump Justice Department’s decision to stop defending the Affordable Care Act in court is now coming full circle, as the case heads toward fall arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, a time when it’s all but certain Americans will still feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Democratic presidential front runner and former Vice President Joe Biden last week called on President Donald Trump and the Republican attorneys general behind the lawsuit to stop the legal challenge, as millions of Americans lose their jobs and benefits over the pandemic.