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US legislators join Hobby Lobby in challenge to contraception mandate
February 21, 2013 by Keith Herting
A group of nine senators and two representatives joined to file an amicus brief Tuesday in support of Hobby Lobby, Inc. and Mardel Inc. in their ongoing court battle against being compelled to provide employees with coverage for contraceptives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (.... [more]
Obama administration allows religious nonprofits to opt out of birth control coverage
February 1, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The Obama administration issued a new rule on Friday detailing a broader exemption to the contraception mandate, allowing for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance coverage for birth control to opt out of the requirement. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (.... [more]
Federal court blocks contraception mandate for construction company over religious objections
December 30, 2012 by Addison Morris
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily enjoined the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (PPACA) contraceptives coverage mandate for an Illinois construction company. The company, owned by a Roman Catholic couple, claim that the mandate "substantially.... [more]
Two businesses will not comply with Supreme Court's order on contraception mandate
December 28, 2012 by Julia Zebley
Hobby Lobby, Inc. and Mardel Inc. announced Thursday that they will not comply with Justice Sonia Sotomayor's order that the companies provide employees with coverage for contraceptives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The two businesses, a craft store and religious.... [more]
Supreme Court Justice denies injunction against contraceptive coverage mandate
December 27, 2012 by Sarah Posner
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday denied Hobby Lobby, Inc.'s application for injunction which would have prevented enforcement of the provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) mandating that companies provide employees with coverage for contraceptives.... [more]
Federal judge blocks Missouri birth control coverage law
December 23, 2012 by Sarah Posner
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Friday blocked a Missouri law which prohibits mandatory insurance coverage of birth control for any employers with ethical or religious objections, finding that the state law conflicts with the Patient Protection and.... [more]
EU leaders signed Treaty of Lisbon [this day at law]
December 13, 2012 by Kyle Webster
On December 13, 2007, leaders of the 27 member nations of the European Union (EU) signed the Treaty of Lisbon in an effort to reform the decision-making process of the EU and allow the union to have a more active role in global issues. This event was followed by close to two years of intense.... [more]
Federal court urged to dismiss Oklahoma challenge to health care law
December 5, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Attorneys for the federal government on Monday filed a motion with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to dismiss a complaint challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt had filed a suit in January against the.... [more]
Montana, Alabama, Wyoming pass ballot measures to limit health care act
November 7, 2012 by Jerry Votava
Ballot proposals to exempt residents from portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) were approved Tuesday in Montana, Alabama and Wyoming. A similar amendment in Florida was narrowly defeated by voters. The PPACA was a comprehensive health care reform law passed in March.... [more]
DOJ: Christian university may reopen health care law challenge
November 1, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday told the US Supreme Court that it does not object to reopening a Christian university's challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. While Liberty University, located in.... [more]
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