Bruning Lauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Review Religious LIberty Challenges to Affordable Care Act

LINCOLN – Attorney General Jon Bruning today commended the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review two religious liberty challenges to the federal Affordable Care Act. Nebraska was part of a group of states that filed an amicus brief in support of the challenges to the Act’s rule that requires employers to offer health insurance coverage for services such as abortion-inducing drugs. 
“The deeply held beliefs of millions of Americans are flagrantly violated by this rule,” said Bruning. “Religious liberty is guaranteed under our nation’s Constitution. This decision is a victory for all of us fighting to protect that right.”   The high court has consolidated two religious liberty cases for review, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. The cases will likely be scheduled for oral argument in March 2014.