Little Sisters Battle Continues | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 2m

After a decade of legal battles, the Little Sisters of the Poor are back in court fighting to keep their religious exemption from contraceptive coverage — a fight that’s been anything but smooth. A recent federal ruling struck down the Trump-era exemptions, forcing religious employers back into compliance, but their lawyers argue the decision was arbitrary and must be blocked. Surprisingly, both Trump and Biden administrations agree exemptions should exist for sincere religious objections — and even some Supreme Court justices have backed the government’s authority to grant them. The core…