Things just keep getting better.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4—what a surprise—that family-owned companies can refuse to deny their workers coverage for certain types of birth control on religious grounds.
The decision, written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, said that the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 rule that insurance plans pay for contraceptives violated a law that protects religious freedom. The ruling was the first time the court has ruled that for-profit businesses can hold religious views under federal law.
Even so, the ruling majority said the decision applies only to corporations under the control of just a few people in which there is no real difference between a business and its owners. The decision is also limited to contraceptives under the ACA.
In the dissent written by liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she said the ruling could make employers think they may refuse to follow…
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