The Supreme Court took up a new legal challenge to President Obama’s embattled health-care law this week, agreeing to review a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires most employers to offer their employees contraceptive coverage. Nearly 50 lawsuits have been filed by companies claiming the provision violates their religious liberty. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two such cases, including an appeal by Hobby Lobby, an arts-and-crafts chain whose Christian owners oppose some forms of contraception. The Obama administration says that an exemption created for religiously affiliated organizations cannot be claimed by corporate entities. Oral arguments will be held in March.
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