Supreme Court vacates ruling against Notre Dame in contraceptive-mandate case
March 09, 2015
The US Supreme Court has set aside an appeals court’s ruling that denied the University of Notre Dame an injunction against the enforcement of the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate.
Last June the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled against Notre Dame, rejecting the school’s argument that the contraceptive mandate infringed on the institution’s religious freedom. The Supreme Court has now asked the circuit court to reconsider the case, in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, in the Hobby Lobby decision, that allowed religious exemptions from the mandate.
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Posted by: Leopardi -
Mar. 10, 2015 1:33 AM ET USA
Really? I thought the issue in 'Hobby Lobby' was focused on the fact that Hobby Lobby is a closely held family company which is entitled to protection of the owning family's religious values. How does that principle apply to Notre Dame University? I would have preferred a more fundamental 'institutional religious freedom' ruling (ie, the religious teaching of faith based educational organizations must be respected).
