Josh Earnest: ‘The Constitutional Lawyer in the Oval Office Disagrees’ With SCOTUS

White House: ‘The Constitutional Lawyer in the Oval Office Disagrees’ With the Supreme Court (Washington Free Beacon)

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the “constitutional lawyer in the Oval Office” disagreed with the Supreme Court’s assessment of religious freedom Monday during his daily press briefing.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of the Christian-owned company Hobby Lobby, saying by a 5-4 vote that Obamacare’s mandate that companies pay for insurance coverage for contraception violated the religious freedom of closely held companies.

“There are now a group of women of an indeterminate size who no longer have access to free contraceptive coverage simply because of some religious views that are held not by them, necessarily, but by their bosses,” Earnest said. “We disagree and the constitutional lawyer in the Oval Office disagrees with that conclusion from the Supreme Court, primarily because he’s concerned about the impact that it could have on the health of those women.”