richards. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a closely watched case, u.s. supreme court has ruled most private companies that claim religious objections can refuse to provide birth control coverage to employees as required by obamacare. in a five to four ruling opposed by all three women on the court, the justices ruled requiring closely held corporations to pay for contraception violates a federal law protecting religious freedom. the title closely held corporation applies to about 90% of u.s. businesses. the case concerned two companies, hobby lobby and conestoga wood, which objected to certain methods of birth control on religious grounds for claiming they are akin to abortion, despite scientific consensus to the contrary. in a biting dissent, ruth bader ginsburg objected to what she called the decision of startling breadth, which could open the door for corporations to opt out of practically any law they say conflicts with their religious beliefs. josh house spokesperson earnest responded to the ruling. >> today's decisio