Hobby Lobby Wins Contraceptive Ruling in Supreme Court
In a 5-4 opinion written by
Justice Samuel Alito the court held that as applied to closely held
corporations the Health and Human Services regulations imposing the
contraceptive mandate violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Alito was
joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice
Clarence Thomas. Justice Anthony Kennedy filed a concurring opinion.
The court stressed
that its ruling applies only to corporations that are under the control
of just a few people in which there is no essential difference between
the business and its owners, like the Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby chain
of arts-and-craft stores that challenged the provision.
Alito
also said the decision is limited to contraceptives under the health
care law. "Our decision should not be understood to hold that an
insurance-coverage mandate must necessarily fall if it conflicts with an
employer's religious beliefs," Alito said.
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