The Supreme Court of the United States of America, in June 2014 arrived at a judgement which concluded that religious-based organizations and closely held businesses do not have to make payments for the purpose of coverage of health insurance for contraception for their over twenty employees. Affordable Care Act was in gross violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act which is a federal law intended to protect the citizen’s religious freedom
This case was heard in the context of two corporations whose majority owners were families that strongly stood by the beliefs espoused in the Christian faith. The 5 concurring to 4 dissenting opinion ruling, which was applicable to the family companies in question, triggered the grand opening to numerous challenges and problems likely to be faced by corporations concerning the laws that these very corporations claim are in gross violation of their religious liberty contrary to the first amendment of the constitution of the United States of America (Consitution of the United States of America).
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This decision, which was read out on the penultimate day of the judges’ term, was a clear reflection of an issue that seems to be particularly an important characteristic of the supreme court of the United States of America under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. — a favor directed towards nominally increasing rulings with great and massive potential to result in great change.
Justice Alito who represented the majority ruling was, however, careful to point out the limited scope along which the ruling applied. He pointed out that if the ruling is applied across the board, then religious based corporations are likely to cease to exist if they objected every single law on the basis of their religious beliefs. He, however, opined that even though the government has the interests of the women and their reproductive rights at heart, they should not be enforced at the expense of other people’s rights (Burnell v. Hobby Lobby, 2014).
References
Burnell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ___ (2014) (Supreme Court June 2014).
(n.d.). Consitution of the United States of America .
