WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared split along ideological lines as it struggled with whether for-profit corporations and their owners can claim a religious exemption from the federal requirement that employee health insurance policies cover contraceptive services.
The justices heard 90-minute arguments in two consolidated cases: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius, 13-354. The cases comprise the second challenge to the Affordable Care Act to come before the high court. The first produced the 2010 landmark decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 11-393, which upheld the individual insurance requirement and an expansion of Medicaid.
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