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Supreme Court Extends Oral Arguments On Birth Control

by Sahil Kapur

03.20.14 | 4:40 pm

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts greets President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, prior to the president's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday it would extend oral arguments on the validity of Obamacare’s birth control mandate from one hour to 90 minutes.

The two consolidated cases — Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius — are set to be heard on Tuesday.

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Sahil Kapur Sahil Kapur is TPM's senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent. His articles have been published in the Huffington Post, The Guardian and The New Republic. Email him at sahil@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow him on Twitter at @sahilkapur.

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