Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence v. California, et al.
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Whether the federal government lawfully exempted religious objectors from the regulatory requirement to provide health plans that include contraceptive coverage?
QUESTION PRESENTED In Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter & Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, No. 19-431, and Trump v. Pennsylvania, No. 19-454, the Court granted certiorari to determine, among other things, whether the federal government lawfully exempted religious objectors from the regulatory requirement to provide health plans that include contraceptive coverage. This case involves a challenge to the same regulations. Here, as in the pending cases, the court of appeals has enjoined the rules on the theory that RFRA and the Affordable Care Act not only do not require, but do not even allow, the religious exemption rules. This case presents a very similar scenario, the same regulations, and the same legal conclusions reached by the court of appeals. The question presented is: Whether the federal government lawfully exempted religious objectors from the regulatory requirement to provide health plans that include contraceptive coverage?