Zubik v. Burwell

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:applicationNumber 14-1418
gptkbp:caseTypes Constitutional law case
Civil rights case
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
May 16, 2016
gptkbp:filedIn March 23, 2016
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zubik v. Burwell
gptkbp:impact Religious institutions
Health insurance policies
Women's health access
Religious organizations' health care mandates
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Chief_Justice_John_Roberts
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor
Justice Stephen Breyer
Justice Clarence Thomas
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Becket_Fund_for_Religious_Liberty
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
Constitutional law
Religious freedom
Health law
Health care coverage
Remanded to lower courts
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive
gptkbp:notableEvent Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate
gptkbp:notableFeature Influenced public policy discussions
Raised awareness of religious rights in healthcare
Highlighted tension between health care and religious beliefs
gptkbp:outcome Set precedent for similar cases
Influenced future cases on religious liberty
Clarified exemptions for religious organizations
Court's_decision_was_a_per_curiam_opinion
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Burwell
Little Sisters of the Poor
gptkbp:precedent Religious Freedom Restoration Act
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial
Divided opinions
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Burwell_v._Hobby_Lobby_Stores,_Inc.
gptkb:Conestoga_Wood_Specialties_Corp._v._Burwell
gptkb:Hobby_Lobby_Stores,_Inc._v._Sebelius
gptkbp:relatedTo Affordable Care Act
gptkbp:significance Addressed the balance between religious liberty and women's health rights
gptkbp:year 2016