High court rejects appeals by Roy Moore, charity

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dashed the hopes of a Roman Catholic social services agency and a former Alabama chief justice on the first day of its new term.

In an order released Oct. 4, the high court announced it would not review a California Supreme Court decision that requires Catholic Charities of Sacramento to provide prescription drug coverage for contraceptives.

In another case, the justices said they would not consider former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s appeal of his removal from office by a state judicial panel.

The justices did not comment on either case.