No. 19-1053

Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence v. California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-25
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: affordable-care-act contraception contraceptive-coverage federal-regulation health-insurance health-plans regulatory-authority regulatory-requirement religious-exemption religious-freedom-restoration-act rfra standing
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Latest Conference: 2020-07-08 (distributed 2 times)
Related Cases: 19-1038 (Vide) 19-1040 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal government lawfully exempted religious objectors from the regulatory requirement to provide health plans that include contraceptive coverage?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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?

Docket Entries

2020-08-10
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-07-09
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home</i> v. <i>Pennsylvania</i>, 591 U. S. ___ (2020).
2020-07-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/8/2020.
2020-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
2020-03-19
Waiver of right of respondent March for Life Education and Defense Fund to respond filed.
2020-03-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2020)
2019-12-23
Application (19A705) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 20, 2020 to February 19, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2019-12-23
Application (19A705) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 19, 2020.

Attorneys

March for Life Education and Defense Fund
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Respondent
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Respondent
State of California
Aimee Athena FeinbergCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
Aimee Athena FeinbergCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
The Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence
Mark Leonard RienziThe Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Petitioner
Mark Leonard RienziThe Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent