SCOTUS Orders Parties to Brief on Possible Compromise in ACA Case

On March 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zubik, et al. v. Burwell, the case in which religious not-for-profits are challenging the process in which they can claim a religious exemption to the contraception requirement in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, the court issued an unusual order hinting the court might be looking for some kind of compromise to deal with this highly controversial case.

The court’s order requests supplemental briefing on whether there is …

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