Unanimous Win for Little Sisters of the Poor at Supreme Court

becketfund.org ^ | May 16, 2016 | becketfund

[Morgana]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the government cannot fine the Little Sisters of the Poor.  The Supreme Court vacated the lower court rulings against the Little Sisters, accepting the government’s admission that it could meet its goals of providing the free services to women without involving the Little Sisters or using their plan.  The Court also ordered the lower Courts to help the government choose an alternative method of providing the services that does not require the participation of the Little Sisters. (see Sister Constance’s reaction here)

[Genoa]

accepting the government’s admission that it could meet its goals of providing the free services to women without involving the Little Sisters or using their plan

Wait. Why should that make a difference?

[Strac6]

Wow

8-Zip

Translation from a complex legal decision; F. U., B. H. O.

[Scutter]

Wow, this sounds great. It’s almost the opposite of the spin I heard on the news on the radio on the way to work this morning. The news report said basically that SCOTUS didn’t rule, but rather sent the ruling back to the lower court and told them to try and work it out.

[Clintonfatigued]

A rare pro-life victory.

[Strac6]

No need. The matter effectively became moot.

Easy win for LSOTP

Lay up and take the chip shot.

[Clintonfatigued]

Some unexpected good news on the SCOTUS front.

[Genoa]

No need. The matter effectively became moot. Easy win for LSOTP. Lay up and take the chip shot.

Sorry, I don't read you. It would have been a different matter if the government had needed to involve the Little Sisters? And they were let off because that wasn't necessary? Sorry.

[digger48]

Earnest was saying that this was a major win for the White House and Obamacare.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Te Deum laudamus.

[Chainmail]

Laus tibi Domine!

[johniegrad]

Earnest was saying that this was a major win for the White House and Obamacare.

And Obama single handedly saved the US economy.

[Will88]

There must be some spin going on in some parts of the media. I heard earlier radio reports that the case had been sent back to the lower court with instructions that a compromise be found. Also, that that the court did not rule whether the Obamacare contraception mandate violated the Religious Freedom Act.

Supreme Court Sends Little Sisters of the Poor Case Back To Lower Courts

But it still sounds like a victory because the thugs can't fine the Little Sisters or force them to comply with the mandate.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well yes, this was a conscience issue of the Little Sisters needing to be in the supply pipeline for the thing that was against their conscience.

Obummerco wanted them to be in the supply pipeline because he wanted to make a lesson out of those uppity sisters imposing their religious scruples in their pipeline.

Little Sisters wasn’t trying to stop anybody from getting anything from the secular world — only to stop their own hands from passing it along.

Yes, it is unseemly that it even got to this point. But we aren’t here to try to get Barack’s soul to hell. Barack can do a perfectly good job of that himself.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Or, PTL

[TigersEye]

[twister881]

LSOTP - 3 Gold Bars, Satan - TILT!

[rdl6989]

Here’s the official opinion:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-1418_8758.pdf

[mkmensinger]

The Little Sisters of the Poor are the best of humanity. That this Administration chose to attack them speaks volumes about Obama.

[rdl6989]

The Court expresses no view on the merits of the cases. In particular, the Court does not decide whether petition- ers’ religious exercise has been substantially burdened, whether the Government has a compelling interest, or whether the current regulations are the least restrictive means of serving that interest. Nothing in this opinion, or in the opinions or orders of the courts below, is to affect the ability of the Government to ensure that women covered by petitioners’ health plans “obtain, without cost, the full range of FDA approved contraceptives.” Wheaton College v. Burwell, 573 U. S. ___, ___ (2014) (slip op., at 1).

It sounds like they're dodging the question.