Washington, DC…The US Supreme Court issued two rulings today that have broad implications on what the government can force religious organizations to provide or do that might violate their religious beliefs. In the first Opinion the court ruled that certain fair employment laws do not apply to religious organizations. In the second Opinion the court ruled that religious organizations do not have to provide coverage for contraceptive services. Click on the images below or the following links for full Opinions…19-267_1an2, 19-431_5i36

The Roberts Court, November 30, 2018. Seated, from left to right: Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Samuel A. Alito. Standing, from left to right: Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett M. Kavanaugh. Photograph by Fred Schilling, Supreme Court Curator’s Office.