Summer of SCOTUS: Religious Employment
Civil Discourse
English - July 24, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutes - 34.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsGovernment News government documents govdocs politics courts house senate congress laws scotus Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the rulings for these two cases, Aughie and Nia wrestle with the competing interests of the 1st Amendment's causes regarding religion, civil rights, and moral exceptions for employers. In the first case, the SCOTUS ruling upholds the moral or religious exemption from being required to cover their employees' contraception. In the second case, the question of the ministerial exception is explored.