In an opinion that’s expected in June, the court will determine whether an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain and a Pennsylvania cabinet-making company can assert religious beliefs based on the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act or the First Amendment provision guaranteeing Americans the right to believe and worship as they choose.
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SCOTUS to Hear Mandated Contraceptive-Coverage Objections
The U.S. Supreme Court last week agreed to consider two cases brought by business owners who, based on their religious beliefs, object to providing certain types of birth control coverage required by President Obama's signature health care law. So the Associated Press reports.
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