Case 19431 Little Sisters of the poor versus pennsylvania and the consolidated case. General francisco and 2011 required employers tons provide Insurance Coverage to have those that objected to the coverage to spark years ofki litigation and in 2017 with a commitment to religious liberty the government to promulgate new rules exempting those employers who objected to the mandate. They are lawful for two reasons, First Authorized byor section 1834 to require employers with the types of coverage with the Services Administration provides for and supports and then to authorize the agencies to require most employers to have contraceptive coverage for those have sincere conscientious objections. And that coverage for everyone or no one with a Longstanding Church exemption the effective exemption for church plans and indeed respondents under the accommodation itself to violate the statute since the Group Health Plan dont provide the mandated coverage. Also to authorize a religious exemption t
This morning. There is so much to learn and unpack we are fortunate to be joined by leading scholars and advocates of both sides to help us understand the arguments that we just heard. We will begin with Little Sisters of the poor case the first one argued and it is with great pleasure i introduce our two panelists professor of law at the Scalia School at george mason teaching family law and religion and property law and has written many books including putting childrens interest first and the conscience of theic institution and she filed a brief in support ofli Little Sisters with the petitioners on behalf of women scholars and louises deputy legal director at the aclu and the center for liberty that encompasses the work on womens rights was sexual and transgender rights and freedom of religion disability rights and has been with the aclu since 1982 as written many articles including religious refusal ofos accommodations and she filed a brief in support of the state of pennsylvania on
What we have just heard. The National Constitution center is a private nonprofit with an Inspiring Mission from congress, to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is just what we are trying to do as we Learn Together during these important arguments. Joining us to learn and to help understand the arguments we have just heard are two of americas leading advocates and scholars of the constitution, both of whom have filed briefs, called amicus briefs, on different sides of the case. Walter weber filed a brief in support of the petitioners, who are known as u. S. A id, and the case is usaid versus the alliance for open society international. He is senior counsel for the American Center for law and justice in washington, d. C. , which is the organization on whose behalf he filed a brief. He has written many briefs in landmark cases of the supreme aclj an
You can also send us a text this morning, 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from, and otherwise catch up with us on social media. That is facebook. Com cspan and cspanwj. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now if you are an essential worker in this country. As you are calling in, we show you this map from abc news of the 46 states and washington, d. C. That have enacted policies to close nonessential businesses in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. The exact number of essential by. Oyees, hard to come there is an estimate from the Brookings Institution that relied on department of Homeland Security designations of essential. Atut 7 million employees Grocery Stores, pharmacies, and bigbox stores. When it comes to the state of california, the Public Policy institute of california estimates that in a typical year, roughly one third to one half of californias labor force is employed in essential operations. The standard
An exact number of essential employees, hard to come by. 49one estimate tomorrow million to 62 million workers. That is an estimate from the Brookings Institution that relied on department of Homeland Security designations of essential. About 7 million employees at Grocery Stores, pharmacies, and bigbox stores. When it comes specifically to the state of california, the Public Policy institute of california estimates that in a typical year, roughly one third to one half of californias labor force is employed in essential operations. The standard definition of essential comes from the 2013 essential services act, generally defined as someone who performs work involving the safety of human life and the protection of property. Of course, those in the Health Care Industry and law enforcement, Food Security and Food Production included under that definition, but as fox news notes in their story, states have been free to add their own designations of what is an essential business in their sta