Petition of the day
By Mary Pat Dwyer
on Nov 8, 2013
The petition of the day is:
13-354
Issue: Whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., which provides that the government shall not substantially burden a persons exercise of religion unless that burden is the least restrictive means to further a compelling governmental interest, allows a for-profit corporation to deny its employees the health coverage of contraceptives to which the employees are otherwise entitled by federal law, based on the religious objections of the corporations owners.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Recommended Citation:
Mary Pat Dwyer,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Nov. 8, 2013, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2013/11/petition-of-the-day-501/