Sunday, July 06, 2014

Hobby Lobby decision becomes more onerous as the days glide by.

Corporations race into Ginsburg's 'minefield' to claim post-Hobby Lobby religious exemptions (Click here to read more)

By Travis Gettys
Thursday, July 3, 2014 13:40 EDT
.
The 5-4 majority in the Supreme Court's ruling in the Hobby Lobby case claimed the decision was narrowly focused on closely held corporations that objected to the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate on religious grounds.
.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned in a scathing, 35-page dissent that her colleagues had "ventured into a minefield" with their ruling, arguing that the majority had invited "for-profit entities to seek religion-based exemptions from regulations they deem offensive to their faith."
.
It took only one day to prove her predictions accurate.
.
The court on Tuesday, the day after its ruling, ordered three appeals courts to reconsider challenges by corporations that objected to providing insurance that covers any contraceptive services - not just the four contraception methods covered in the Hobby Lobby case.
[...]
-------------
And more to come - Bozo

No comments: