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Scholar. if he was, hes forgotten what hes known. he has pressed on this supreme court arguments abouts relationship of the presidency to the congress and arguments about the relationship of the congress to individuals, which have been profoundly rejected. >> josh, let me ask you. in the case of hobby lobby, its an evangelical company, they did not want to pay for these particular drugs, they paid for 16 others but did not want to pay for these four. in response the left has come out, national o...

Scholar. if he was, hes forgotten what hes known. he has pressed on this supreme court arguments abouts relationship of the presidency to the congress and arguments about the relationship of the congress to individuals, which have been profoundly rejected. >> josh, let me ask you. in the case of hobby lobby, its an evangelical company, they did not want to pay for these particular drugs, they paid for 16 others but did not want to pay for these four. in response the left has come out, national o...

At the united nations for abc news, im jim dolan. >> a number of suspects will be questioned in portugal in the disappearance of madeline mccann. eight suspects were identified. portuguese officers are expected to do the questioning. >> the white house says womens health will be compromised by the supreme court decision regarding birth control coverage. religious groups are hailing the ruling as a major victory. with more on the court action, heres abcs terry moran. [ cheers and applause ] >> re...

Administration and president obamas signature health care law. >> fiery protests on a ruling that converged three contentious issues into one, religious freedom, abortion and obamacare. today, the high court striking down a key provision in the affordable care act that requires for profit companies to provide comprehensive birth control coverage. the main plaintiff, the evangelical cristian owners.hobby lobby craft stores challenged the law saying it rye slated their religious beliefs. >> the co...

Geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. jesse? mitt romney said corporations are people. and today the supreme court said corporations have the religious freedoms of people, too. today these five conservative justices, all men, ruled that a private corporation are can deny birth control coverage to women employees solely because of the companys religious beliefs.

Major social and political implications and could impact tens of thousands of women. this is a ruling that was divided along ideological lines with the conservative major favoring hobby lobby and religious liberty and dealing a big blow to president obamas signature health care law. >> fiery protests on a ruling that converged three contentious issues into one, religious freedom, abortion and obamacare. today, the high court striking down a key provision in the affordable care act that requires ...

Thats in violation of the owners religious beliefs. let me begin with you, congressman goodlatte. what do you think is at stake here in terms of executive powers? how do you expect the court to rule? >> well, in that case, i think the statute itself as interpreted by the president violates the first amendment of the constitution. im hoping the court will uphold the rights of individuals for their expression of their religious freedoms. now, the end does not justify the means in these cases. a 9-...

This is a hotbed issue for sure. >> reporter: yeah, it is. it looks like the high court saved the most controversial case for last, announcing a ruling just before the justices take a break for the summer. there are two similar cases pending before the court now. one involves hobby lobby, an oklahoma-based chain of more than 600 arts and crafts stores, another is a pennsylvania furniture maker. both companies claim that providing birth control under obamacare violates their religious freedom. >>...

President did these appointments, the question was, did he have the power? was congress in recess? okay, the judges have clarified that. thats fine. that doesnt stop the fact that republicans have used shutdown politics to keep the president from the being able to enforce the law and govern by denying him his nominations for judges and for heads of agencies. the president said it already. hes going to act if congress wont. congress had the ability to act to change the law. >> gentlemen, i have o...

Thats in violation of the owners religious beliefs. let me begin with you, congressman goodlatte. what do you think is at stake here in terms of executive powers? how do you expect the court to rule? >> well, in that case, i think the statute itself as interpreted by the president violates the first amendment of the constitution. im hoping the court will uphold the rights of individuals for their expression of their religious freedoms. now, the end does not justify the means in these cases. a 9-...