Supreme Court Supports Employers’ Religious Rights in Contraception, Teacher Employment July 9, 2020 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court struck two blows for religious rights, including a decision that upholds Trump administration rules giving employers...
Split Supreme Court in Search of Birth Control Benefit Compromise March 30, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court called for additional briefing in a divisive clash over contraceptives and Obamacare, issuing an unusual order...
Supreme Court Reopens Notre Dame Bid to Bypass Birth Control Coverage March 9, 2015 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court told a lower court to reconsider whether the University of Notre Dame must comply with Obama...
Food Company Wins Religious Exemption from Contraception Benefit August 11, 2014 By Andrew Zajac Fresh Unlimited Inc. won’t have to provide contraceptive coverage for its employees under the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law, in...
Catholic Broadcaster Wins Birth Control Benefit Reprieve After Hobby Lobby Ruling July 3, 2014 Citing a U.S. Supreme Court opinion issued Monday, a federal appeals court temporarily barred the federal government from forcing an...
Supreme Court to Weigh Religious Exemption from Birth Control Mandate Next Week March 21, 2014 By Greg Stohr Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.’s 600 U.S. craft shops close each Sunday, posting a notice that employees are spending the day...
Supreme Court Grants Nuns Compromise on Obamacare Birth Control Benefit January 27, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court said an order of Catholic nuns, for now, doesn’t have to fill out an Obama administration...
Judge Rejects Catholic Church Challenge to Obamacare Birth Control Coverage December 23, 2013 By Andrew Zajac and Joel Rosenblatt The Catholic Church isn’t harmed by the U.S. Affordable Care Act’s requirement for providing employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives,...
New York Catholic Groups Win Challenge to Obamacare Birth Control Mandate December 16, 2013 By Christie Smythe A group of Catholic health and educational organizations doesn’t have to comply with federal Affordable Care Act requirements to ensure...
Courts Split Over Health Care Law Birth Control Coverage Mandate November 4, 2013 By Karen Gullo A requirement of President Barack Obama’s health care law that group insurance plans cover contraceptives may violate religious freedom, a...