Illinois court rejects challenge to Obamacare mandate, says corporations can’t exercise religionReligion Clause Blog: In Korte v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, (SD IL, Dec. 14, 2012), an Illinois federal district court denied a preliminary injunction sought by a for-profit construction business and its controlling shareholders in a free exercise challenge to the contraceptive coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act. The court held that the exercise of religion is a purely personal right; corporations cannot exercise religion even though they may advance a belief system.
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