Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
The Court Rules That the Affordable Care Act’s Free Contraception Requirement Violates Federal Law
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. was featured in Contraception Under Obamacare, Supreme Court Debates (May 2013). The following is excerpted from the summary of the 5-to-4 opinion written by Justice Alito, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: As applied to closely held corporations, the Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations imposing the contraceptive mandate violate Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). HHS argues that the companies cannot sue because they are for-profit corporations, and that the owners cannot sue because the regulations apply only to the companies, but that would leave merchants with a difficult choice: give…
