(December 5, 2016, 12:39 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 2 granted petitions for writ of certiorari in three “church plan” Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases, consolidated them and allotted one hour for oral argument (Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, et al. v. Laurence Kaplan, No. 16-86, Advocate Health Care Network, et al. v. Maria Stapleton, et al., No. 16-74, Dignity Health, et al. v. Starla Rollins, No. 16-258, U.S. Sup.)....