Catholic Nuns Battle Contraceptive Mandate in Supreme Court

Nuns belonging to Little Sisters of Poor outside the Supreme Court in Washington on March 23, 2016. On May 6, 2020, counsel representing the order was again before the Supreme Court. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on May 6 that an exemption given to religious organizations allowing them not to offer contraceptive coverage should be upheld.

Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, most employers have to make cost-free contraceptives available. Churches were exempted.