Which justice wrote the principal dissent in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.?

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In the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., the principal dissenting opinion was written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.1

In her dissent, Justice Ginsburg argued that the majority’s decision represented a fundamental misreading of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). She contended that the ruling granted for-profit corporations an unprecedented right to opt out of generally applicable laws based on religious objections, thereby prioritizing the religious beliefs of employers over the interests and health care access of their employees. Her opinion was joined in full by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, while Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan joined in all but one part of her dissent and also filed a separate, shorter dissenting opinion.1