No one, he says, was more instrumental to his now-controversial ministry than the family behind Hobby Lobby. Mother Jones' David Corn and Molly Redden published a detailed investigation this morning showing that long Hillary Clinton on Monday called the Supreme Court's ruling in the contraception-related Hobby Lobby case “deeply disturbing.” The former secretary of state … Read more
(RNS) What's the next religious liberties faceoff? Some suggest it could be between LGBT workers and religious owners of private businesses. On Monday (June 30), while news media dissected the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, President Obama Less than a day after the United States Supreme Court issued its divisive ruling on Burwell v. Hobby … Read more
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby on Monday that for-profit employers with religious objections can opt out of providing contraception coverage under Obamacare. The ruling deals directly with only a small provision of Obamacare and Hobby Lobby, the corporation that challenged the contraceptive mandate, operates hundreds of stores with thousands of … Read more
From the caterwauling on the left over the Hobby Lobby case one would never guess that the statute that guaranteed the religious accommodation for the Hobby Lobby owners in the case was one passed overwhelmingly by Congress (97-3 in the Senate and Monday's Supreme Court ruling in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, in which the court … Read more
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — A major decision from the Supreme Court on Monday, June 30th in the so-called “Hobby Lobby” case. The court decided that the government cannot force family-owned corporations like Hobby Lobby to The majority decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, held that if Hobby Lobby's owners believe that the contraceptives at issue cause … Read more
One is Hobby Lobby, a chain of crafts stores. The other is Conestoga Wood Specialties, which makes wood cabinets. In March, the justices heard a consolidated argument in the two cases, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, No. 13-354, and Conestoga Wood In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the court ruled in Burwell v. … Read more
The owners of Hobby Lobby, furniture maker Conestoga Wood Specialties and Christian bookseller Mardel argued that the Affordable Care Act violates the First Amendment and other federal laws protecting religious freedom The Supreme Court ruled Monday morning that the government cannot compel closely held corporations with religious owners to provide contraception coverage for its employees. … Read more