Docket no. 19-431 refers to the Supreme Court case of Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania. This case involved a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) requirement that certain employers provide contraceptive coverage in their health plans.
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a religious nonprofit organization, challenged the ACA's contraceptive mandate, arguing that it violated their religious beliefs. The case was consolidated with several other related cases and the Supreme Court granted certiorari on January 17, 2020. Oral arguments were heard on May 6, 2020, and the Court ultimately ruled 7-2 in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor, holding that the Trump administration's expanded religious and moral exemptions to the contraceptive mandate were lawful.