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Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v Pennsylvania

591 U.S. 657 (2020)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Agency regulations granting religious and moral exemptions to the ACA contraceptive mandate were a valid exercise of statutory authority under the ACA and RFRA.

Key Principle

ACA contraceptive mandate; religious exemption valid exercise of agency authority; RFRA

Area of Law

constitutional

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