Court ready to hear Hobby Lobby case Tuesday UPDATED

Here’s a good roundup

of the issues, and potential implications of the case.

One of the more interested spectators is likely to be Sen.

of Missouri (it isn’t likely he’ll actually go to the court, but he’ll be watching nonetheless.)

UPDATE: Blunt’s office now says he

attend oral arguments Tuesday.

Blunt, you’ll recall,

actively pursued an exemption

, in a piece of legislation.

The effort failed. The Supreme Court is being asked to decide the issue.

This story was originally published March 24, 2014 at 10:21 AM with the headline "Court ready to hear Hobby Lobby case Tuesday UPDATED."