Little Sisters of the Poor
Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?
By Thomas Reese — February 8, 2021
(RNS) — Ban Form 700. Then we'll see who wants to solve the Little Sisters' problem.
Religious exceptionalism gains ground at the Supreme Court
By Mark Silk — July 9, 2020
(RNS) — But significant questions remain.
Little Sisters of the Poor return to court to fight birth control mandate
By Thomas Reese — January 23, 2020
(RNS) — In a rerun of a 2016 case, the Supreme Court shouldn't be required to settle what the parties ought to have settled themselves.
Trump administration reversing Obamacare’s birth control mandate
By Richard Wolf — May 31, 2017
WASHINGTON (USA Today) Once the final rule is implemented, women's groups say it will be up to the states — and possibly the courts — to protect insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Neil Gorsuch’s own faith is a poor predictor of how he would judge religious issues
By Steven K. Green — March 22, 2017
(The Conversation) In most instances, a justice’s religious faith has been a poor predictor of his or her judicial philosophy.
Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
By Jerome Socolovsky — May 16, 2016
WASHINGTON — The justices unanimously sent the cases back to federal appeals courts in hopes that they can emerge with a way to honor the objections of religious nonprofit groups.
Contraception case could limit decisions about dying
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 24, 2016
(RNS) If the religious groups win on blocking contraception coverage, some attorneys argue the ruling could easily apply to decisions about care at the end of life.
Supreme Court deeply divided over religious freedom, reproductive rights
By Richard Wolf — March 23, 2016
WASHINGTON — A 4-4 tie would uphold lower court verdicts in different parts of the country, all but one of which upheld the government mandate.
Little Sisters waging big fight at Supreme Court
By Richard Wolf — March 23, 2016
WASHINGTON — The specific fight is about insurance coverage for birth control, but the broader battle is over religious freedom.
Religious groups try to sway Supreme Court in birth control case
By Lauren Markoe — March 22, 2016
(RNS)More than 40 groups, many faith-based, filed friend-of-the-court briefs opposing the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
‘All or nothing’ Obamacare objections threaten religious liberty (COMMENTARY)
By Holly Hollman — March 21, 2016
(RNS) Religious liberty is often threatened by government indifference or oversight, but here it is endangered by exaggerated claims and overreaching.
Scalia’s death a blow to Obamacare contraception challengers
By Reuters — March 21, 2016
WASHINGTON —A 4-4 split would leave in place lower-court rulings that favored the Obama administration.
Why Obamacare’s contraception mandate hurts minority religions (COMMENTARY)
By Frank Pavone — February 19, 2016
(RNS) If the government is allowed to determine the veracity of religious doctrines familiar to most everyone, what will happen to Americans whose beliefs are less known or understood?
Here’s why the Little Sisters will lose (COMMENTARY)
By Mark Silk — November 10, 2015
(RNS) The Supreme Court will uphold the requirement that religious nonprofits sign a waiver to avoid paying for contraceptive services.
Supreme Court faces new challenges to Obamacare’s ‘contraceptive mandate’
By Richard Wolf — October 30, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to climb back into Americans' bedrooms.
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