Little Sisters of the Poor’s Case Will Be Argued before Supreme Court Tomorrow

Mar 22, 2016

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the Little Sisters of the Poor’s legal challenge to the ObamaCare requirement that nonchurch religious organizations must provide contraceptive and abortion-inducing drugs and devices at no cost to the employees. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Little Sisters and upheld the mandate. During the 90-minute hearing, the Supreme Court will also hear arguments on six other cases representing Christian colleges, ministries, and businesses. The courts of appeal that heard those cases also all upheld the mandate against the employers.
 
Little Sisters, a group of nuns dedicated to serving the elderly poor, argues that the ObamaCare mandate violates their free exercise rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. On January 11, 2016, Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief on behalf of Little Sisters of the Poor. Liberty Counsel filed the first private lawsuit against ObamaCare the day it was signed into law in 2010.

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