[Mrs. Don-o]

What I don't get is that, if the USSC ruled that the offensive provisions of the HHS mandate violated First Amendment "Free exercise of religion" rights, how could the U.S. Congress overturn that? Can the legislative branch overturn the USSC's ruling?

I'll listen f somebody can explain.

[maryz]

What I don't get is that, if the USSC ruled that the offensive provisions of the HHS mandate violated First Amendment "Free exercise of religion" rights, how could the U.S. Congress overturn that? Can the legislative branch overturn the USSC's ruling?

I searched a bit for the actual decision, but couldn't find it. Wikipedia sums it up the way I recall hearing about it:

The decision is an interpretation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and does not address whether such corporations are protected by the free-exercise of religion clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. For such companies, the court directly struck down the contraceptive mandate, a regulation adopted by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), requiring employers to cover certain contraceptives for their female employees. The court said that the mandate was not the least restrictive way to ensure access to contraceptive care, noting that a less restrictive alternative is already being provided for religious non-profits. The ruling could have widespread impact, allowing companies to be religiously exempt from federal laws.

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