Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the evangelical-owned craft chain had proven that complying with the mandate would cause “irreparable harm” to the company. As a result of today’s decision, the case now will return to a lower court that will rule on the injunction. But Hobby Lobby isn’t the only company to win big this week.
Hobby Lobby has won a “major victory” in its case for an injunction against the Department of Health and Human Services’ employer-provided contraceptive mandate, according to The Becket Fund.
Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the evangelical-owned craft chain had proven that complying with the mandate would cause “irreparable harm” to the company. As a result of today’s decision, the case now will return to a lower court that will rule on the injunction.
But Hobby Lobby isn’t the only company to win big this week. A Florida district court also ruled that Beckwith Electric Company, a for-profit, Baptist-owned small business, is not required to provide contraception coverage to employees under the Affordable Care Act.
Read More.
[Editor’s note: One or more original URLs (links) referenced in this article are no longer valid; those links have been removed.]
Subscribe to Free “Top 10 Stories” Email
Get the top 10 stories from The Aquila Report in your inbox every Tuesday morning.