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Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania

Ruling by

Clarence Thomas

Lower Court

3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Lower Court Judge

Patty Shwartz

dissenting Judge(s)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

concurring Judge(s)

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr.
Under Affordable Care Act, government has statutory authority to provide exemptions from regulatory contraceptive requirements for employers with religious and conscientious objections.



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