HEALTH CARE MANDATE ISSUES
1st amendment violation or loophole?
1 contra emendationis vel fenestram?

Today it was announced that the Supreme Court will be deciding over two cases, related to the new Contraceptive Mandate for employers. The plaintiffs allege that the new Health Care Mandate violates their first amendment rights over religious beliefs. The question appears to be, whether or not the companies may assert, the 1993 Freedom of Restoration Act. If they should be required to provide Contraceptive coverage, acting against their beliefs as religious based employers. 

 What do you think? please see below and comment. Additionally, please feel free to add any research you may have on the issue.
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The 1993 Freedom Restoration Act.

"A 1993 United Stated Federal Law aimed at preventing laws that substantially burden a person's free exercise of their religion".  The Law also mandates that strict scrutiny must be applied to determine whether or not a violation to one's first amendment rights have been violated. 

The first amendment states that:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion;or prohibiting the exercise thereof: or abridging the freedom of speech,or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances"

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