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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Obama lawyer stuns Supreme justice

Pin drop! Obama lawyer stuns Supreme justice
In a dramatic moment at the Supreme Court Tuesday, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told justices that U.S. business owners have no religious freedom to reject government mandates forcing them to cover abortions. 

High court to weigh limits of religious liberty in ObamaCare case
The high court on Tuesday will hear challenges to ObamaCare’s contentious “birth control mandate,” which requires companies to offer contraceptive services to workers as part of their insurance coverage. If successful, the challenge could peel away a significant portion of the mandate.

Hobby Lobby case: Court weighs birth control mandate
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that turns on whether for-profit companies can exercise religious beliefs. Two companies are challenging a provision of a 2010 healthcare overhaul that requires employers to cover the cost of workers' birth control. Their owners say that violates their Christian beliefs. The government says an exemption would undermine the law. 

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