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  • Read more: Zubik v. Burwell, Part 2: The Religious Objectors Who Cried Wolf
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    Zubik v. Burwell, Part 2: The Religious Objectors Who Cried Wolf

    By Gregory M. Lipper (Read Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this series) Yesterday, I evaluated the unprecedented arguments, by the plaintiffs in Zubik v. Burwell and its companion cases, that the process for seeking a religious exemption from the contraceptive-coverage regulations itself burdened the objectors’ religious exericse. Today, I move to…

  • Read more: Zubik v. Burwell, Part 1: Why Paperwork Does Not Burden Religious Exercise
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    Zubik v. Burwell, Part 1: Why Paperwork Does Not Burden Religious Exercise

    By Gregory M. Lipper (Read Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this series) Birth control is back at the high court. On March 23, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Zubik v. Burwell and its six companion cases. Despite what you may have heard, religious objectors—whether they are nuns…