The Supreme Court this week ruled in favor of religious liberty regarding a New York state mandate, which required employers to fund their employees' abortions through health insurance plans. "The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court in New York to reevaluate whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state mandate that requires employers to provide employee health care plans that include abortion coverage.