Court: Hobby Lobby Doesn't Have to Pay Fines While it Challenges HHS Mandate
A court ruling today says Christian-run business Hobby Lobby does not have to pay fines under the HHS mandate while its legal challenges continue.
A federal appeals court in Denver has reversed a lower court's decision to deny Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s quest for an injunction against part of the Affordable Care Act that requires it to cover the cost of emergency contraceptives for some of its employees. Ref. Source
Hobby Lobby Wins Injunction Stopping Enforcement of HHS Mandate
Today, a federal court granted Hobby Lobby a preliminary injunction against the HHS abortion-drug mandate. The injunction prevents the Obama administration from enforcing the mandate against the Christian company, which does not want to be compelled to pay for birth control or drugs that may cause abortions.
This victory comes less than a month after a landmark decision by the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled 5-3 that Hobby Lobby can exercise religion under the First Amendment and is likely to win its case against the mandate. That decision helped the Christian craft store not be force to pay fines while its lawsuit continues. Ref. Source 1
Obama Admin Takes Hobby Lobby to Supreme Court to Force it to Obey HHS Mandate
The Obama administration today filed papers taking the Christian craft store Hobby Lobby to the Supreme Court to make it comply with the HHS mandate that compels religious companies to pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs for their employees.
In July, a federal court granted Hobby Lobby a preliminary injunction against the HHS abortion-drug mandate. The injunction prevented the Obama administration from enforcing the mandate against the Christian company, but the Obama administration appealed that ruling today. The government's appeal makes it highly likely that the Supreme Court will decide the issue in the upcoming term. Ref. Source 9
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The new federal health law has a few exemptions from its insurance mandate, including health care sharing ministries. Members pay a monthly fee to help cover some of each other's medical costs ? but there are no guarantees.
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HHS Mandate Loses Again, Obama Admin Can't Force Family Business to Comply
The HHS mandate that is a part of Obamacare was dealt another blow on Friday, as a federal appeals court ruled the Obama administration cannot force a family-run business in Illinois to comply with it and pay for birth control or abortion-causing drugs for its employees.
This ruling comes after another victory against the mandate earlier this month. Ref. Source 1
Judge Rules Pittsburgh Catholic Church Doesn't Have to Comply With HHS Mandate
In yet another pro-life victory against the HHS mandate that forces churches and religious groups to pay for birth control and drugs that may cause abortions for their employees, a federal judge has ruled that the Catholic Church in Pittsburgh doesn't have to comply.
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh made such a stink when he testified in court recently that he received national attention. He said would rather pay fines, no matter how much they might be that be forced to follow the directives of the abortion mandate. Ref. Source 9
Supreme Court Will Take Up Controversial Obamacare Provision On Contraception
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Family-Run Business Tells Supreme Court: Stop Obama's HHS Mandate
A family-run business filed papers with the Supreme Court today telling the high court that it must stop the "unjust" Obamcare mandate that requires companies to pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs for their employees.
This is the companion case to the legal challenge the Supreme Court accepted from Hobby Lobby. Ref. Source 6