Have the legal right to challenge the law. Moments ago former president obama tweeted out a statement that reads, today the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care act again. This ruling reaffirms what we have long known to be true, the Affordable Care act is here to say. The principle of universal coverage has been established and 31 Million People now have access to care through the law we passed with millions more who can no longer be denied coverage or charge more because of a preexisting condition. Also decided today, a local religious freedom case. Justices ruled in favorite of Catholic Foster Care Agency in philadelphia that refused to consider samesex couples as foster parents. Joining us to talk about this, cnn justice correspondent Jessica Schneider and White House Correspondent jeremy diamond. Jessica, on the obama care decision, what more do we know about how the decision was made . These seven justices essentially ruled on procedural grounds without getting to the heart o
Have the legal right to challenge the law. Moments ago former president obama tweeted out a statement that reads, today the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care act again. This ruling reaffirms what we have long known to be true, the Affordable Care act is here to say. The principle of universal coverage has been established and 31 Million People now have access to care through the law we passed with millions more who can no longer be denied coverage or charge more because of a preexisting condition. Also decided today, a local religious freedom case. Justices ruled in favorite of Catholic Foster Care Agency in philadelphia that refused to consider samesex couples as foster parents. Joining us to talk about this, cnn justice correspondent Jessica Schneider and White House Correspondent jeremy diamond. Jessica, on the obama care decision, what more do we know about how the decision was made . These seven justices essentially ruled on procedural grounds without getting to the heart o
An extended question and answer session and parts of the film were later used as campaign ads. From houstons rice Hotel Senator john kennedy is about to address a special meeting of the Greater Houston Ministerial Association to which he has been invited. During this telecast senator kennedy will participate in an informal question and answer period. The telecast of this meeting is sponsored by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee, and is being seen throughout texas on a special 22station network. The audience you are seeing is composed of clergyman of the houston area who have been invited by the association. Reverend herbert mesa will introduce the democratic president ial candidate. The meeting is about to be called to order by the president , reverend george reck. May i call this special meeting of the association of ministers of greater houston to order . Let us stand for prayer. God be merciful unto us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us that your way may be
Composed of clergymen of the houston area who have been invited by the association. The meeting is about to be called to order by the president , reverend george wreck. May i call this special meeting of the association of ministers of greater houston to order. Let us stand for prayer. God be merciful onto us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us. God shall bless us and all of the ends of the earth shall praise him. With these words of the psalmist, we stand before the god as our only sovereign lord. Give us good, lord, and show us mercy. Let the grace rest upon our nation and do not take the gospel from us. Show us always the truth that makes and keeps men free. In the name of our lord jesus christ, we pray, amen. We are very happy that so many of you ministers are present at this meeting. The treasurer of our association has wondered to me if some of you would not like to pay your dues for this time. This year, which begins the september. Im sure he will be in the lobby af
Morning and case number 19123, fulton v. The city of philadelphia. Ms. Windham. Mr. Chief justice, and may it please the court. The courts below made a simple error. They failed to understand where Employment Division versus smith controls and what doesnt. Smith doesnt control when the government uses a system of individualized exemptions or when it makes other exceptions that undermined its rules or when it changes the rules to prohibit a religious practice. Philadelphia made all three of those errors here. The city still cant identify a neutral, generally applicable attempts. Fter six it now acknowledges its decisions are subjective and individualized. Yet the courts below still applied smith. Even set Smith Wouldve be a dead letter if petitioners prevail. That. That demonstrates the confusion and instability smith has caused. Respondents, rather than defend smith, asked the court for new limited constitutional standard thats even less protective of religious exercise. That approach