In the new Classic Case,Burwell v.Hobby Lobby,the Supreme Court concludes that the term person in the statute is meant to protect corporate persons only because the real protection flows to the people behind that corporate veil.

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Final Answer : True, Explanation :  In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court held that closely held for-profit corporations are persons under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, allowing them to refuse to provide contraception coverage on religious grounds. The decision implies that the protections for persons extend to corporations, with the understanding that the real beneficiaries of these protections are the individuals (owners) behind these corporations.

In the new Classic Case,Burwell v.Hobby Lobby,the Supreme Court concludes that the term person in the statute is meant to protect corporate "persons" only because the real protection flows to the people behind that corporate veil.

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