Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al., Respondents
S. Kyle Duncan, Counsel of Record
David and Barbara Green, with their children, Steve Green, Mart Green, and Darsee Lett, founded and manage the arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby and the Christian bookstore chain Mardel, which employ more than 13,000 individuals. Like many businesses, the Greens’ companies offer health insurance to their workers and contribute to a portion of their monthly premiums. The Greens learned that the Affordable Care Act would require that the health insurance policies they offer cover four kinds of contraceptive care — Plan B, Ella, and two types of intrauterine devices — to which they objected on religious grounds. On September 12, 2012,…
