contraception vs. religious liberty

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's first opportunity to weigh in on abortion and contraception could come as early as this week, as the high court decides whether to take up a Mississippi case.

How An Abortion Fight In Supreme Court Could Threaten Birth Control, Too

5:00am November 03, 2020

by Julie Rovner

In talk of the impact Amy Coney Barrett could have on abortion rights, many people overlook related cases that might be in play, including the right to birth control that the court recognized in 1965.

The Supreme Court will examine Trump administration regulations that allow employers to claim exemptions to the contraceptive insurance coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act.

Supreme Court Takes Up Birth-Control Conscience Case

5:42pm January 17, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

The high court will consider a case involving a challenge to a Trump administration rule that allows employers to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage for religious or moral reasons.

President Trump speaks to the 2017 Value Voter Summit on Friday in Washington, D.C.

Trump To Values Voters: In America 'We Don't Worship Government, We Worship God'

6:54pm October 13, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The president became the first sitting president to address the Values Voter Summit, an annual D.C. gathering of religious conservatives, as he solidifies his ties to the GOP's evangelical wing.

Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., argued for upholding the Affordable Care Act's birth control provision in 2015. The rollback of the rule is likely to spur further lawsuits, analysts say.

Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control

5:49pm October 06, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

With a new regulation, the administration will allow any company or nonprofit group to refuse to cover contraception by claiming a religious or moral exemption to the federal health law.

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Nuns opposed to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate rally outside the Supreme Court on March 23 prior to oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell. The Supreme Court sent the case back to a lower court on Monday.

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Supreme Court Sends Latest Obamacare Challenge Back To Lower Courts

2:08pm May 16, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The justices did not decide the central question in the case: whether Obamacare's contraceptive mandate violates the religious liberties of some organizations.

Divided Court Seems To Hint At 4-4 Decision In Obamacare Case

3:44pm March 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Justice Anthony Kennedy, the crucial swing vote on the court, gave mixed signals during a hearing about the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.

Supreme Court Rules For Muslim Inmate In Prison Beard Case

1:22pm January 21, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The court said a ban on beards violated the prisoner's religious freedom. The state of Arkansas had argued that the beard presented security concerns and that it could be used to hide contraband.