Which justices joined Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissent in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.?

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In the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissenting opinion was joined in full by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.1

Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan joined all but one part of her dissent. Additionally, Justices Breyer and Kagan filed a separate dissenting opinion in which they argued that it was unnecessary for the court to determine whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act applied to for-profit corporations, as they believed the plaintiffs' challenge to the contraceptive coverage requirement failed on the merits.1