Religion Clause Blog: In Triune Health Group, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (ND IL, Jan. 3, 2012), an Illinois federal district court granted a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate against a for-profit company that that facilitates re-entry of injured workers into the workforce
- Posted: 01/04/2013
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- Category: Featured
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- Source: religionclause.blogspot.com
- Tags: Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, Topic: Abortion, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Contraception, Topic: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Topic: Insurance, Topic: Obamacare, ZZ: Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, ZZ: Korte v. HHS, ZZ: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, ZZ: Triune Health Group v. HHS
Ed Whelan at National Review: In five of seven cases, the owners of for-profit businesses have obtained injunctive relief against the HHS mandate. Of the two cases that have gone wrong, I’ve already discussed the Tenth Circuit’s mess-up yesterday in the Hobby Lobby case. Here I’ll briefly address the adverse ruling a week ago in Korte v. U.S. Dep’t of HHS.
- Posted: 12/21/2012
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- Category: Religious Liberty
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- Source: www.nationalreview.com
- Tags: Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, Topic: Abortion, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Contraception, Topic: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Topic: Insurance, Topic: Obamacare, ZZ: Korte v. HHS
Religion 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.
- Posted: 12/17/2012
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- Category: Featured
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- Source: religionclause.blogspot.com
- Tags: Category: Featured, Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, State: Illinois, Topic: Abortion, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Contraception, Topic: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Topic: Insurance, Topic: Obamacare, ZZ: Korte v. HHS
Religion Clause Blog (links to press release and complaint): New suits continue to be filed challenging the mandate under the Affordable Care Act requiring that most insurance policies cover contraceptive services. The latest is Korte v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (SD IL, filed 10/9/2012) (full text of complaint . . .
- Posted: 10/11/2012
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- Category: Religious Liberty
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- Source: religionclause.blogspot.com
- Tags: Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, Group: American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), Topic: Abortion, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Contraception, Topic: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Topic: Insurance, Topic: Obamacare, ZZ: Korte v. HHS
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