Churches want another chance on contraceptives case
 Church-affiliated groups want another shot at shooting down an N.Y. law that mandates insurance coverage for contraceptives.
 The NYS Catholic Conference and other groups announced Tuesday that would ask for a re-argument in the case; earlier this month, the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, rejected a claim that the mandate unfairly restricts freedom of religion.
 (The court determined that only narrowly defined church-run organizations could qualify for an exemption. Church affiliates, suchas the lead plaintiff, Catholic Charities, do not. That’s largely because such organizations incorporate a variety of social and educational services, and employ people who don’t necessarily share their religious views.)
 Re-arguments are not common, especially when a case is decided unanimously (it was a 6-0 ruling). The Catholic Conference claims the court misinterpreted a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. It also said that the Court of Appeals failed to evalaute the empact of the decision—that church-affiliated groups could drop insurance coverage altogether as a way around the mandate.
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