The Satanic Temple Asserts Medication Abortion is a Religious Right
The Satanic Temple argues that abortion is a protected religious right.
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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Leading experts in health law policy analyze Judge O’Connor’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra.
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Read more: Vaccine Mandates in the Military: Litigation Over Religious Exemptions Vaccine Mandates in the Military: Litigation Over Religious Exemptions
To date, the military branches have granted very few religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
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Read more: The Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Is Urgently Needed The Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Is Urgently Needed
It is more crucial than ever that women have unfettered access to contraception at no charge.
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Read more: A Legislative Override Could Save the ACA (and Fix Other Misapplications of Health Laws) A Legislative Override Could Save the ACA (and Fix Other Misapplications of Health Laws)
The Biden administration could use legislative overrides to address any number of incorrect judicial interpretations of federal health laws.
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Read more: It’s Time to Update the ACA’s Anti-Discrimination Protections It’s Time to Update the ACA’s Anti-Discrimination Protections
The Biden administration should work with Congress to add clearer nondiscrimination protections to the ACA.
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Read more: Pay No Attention to Those Tens of Thousands of Women Affected by the Contraception Litigation Pay No Attention to Those Tens of Thousands of Women Affected by the Contraception Litigation
By Gregory M. Lipper In her latest column, Linda Greenhouse predicts that the Supreme Court’s order in Zubik v. Burwell will not produce the desired happy compromise between the government and the religious organizations who object to the government’s arranging for their students and staff to receive contraceptive coverage from third parties. Towards the end,…
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Read more: What to Expect When You’re Expecting at Least Another Year of Contraception Litigation What to Expect When You’re Expecting at Least Another Year of Contraception Litigation
By Gregory M. Lipper In a unanimous, unsigned order hailed as “an almost hilariously brazen punt,” the Supreme Court sent Zubik v. Burwell and the other contraception cases back to the lower courts for further consideration. The order states that, in light of the supplemental briefs submitted at the Court’s request, the parties should have…
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Read more: The Zubik Supplemental Briefs: The Objectors Push for Second-Class Coverage, With a Smile The Zubik Supplemental Briefs: The Objectors Push for Second-Class Coverage, With a Smile
By Gregory M. Lipper The first set of supplemental briefs in Zubik v. Burwell is in. The government seems willing to accept a modified version of the Court’s proposed compromise—if it means that the Court will halt the neverending legal challenges to the contraceptive-coverage regulations. The religious objectors, however, merely purport to accept the Court’s…
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Read more: About that Order for Supplemental Briefing in Zubik v. Burwell About that Order for Supplemental Briefing in Zubik v. Burwell
By Gregory M. Lipper This afternoon the Supreme Court requested supplemental briefing in Zubik v. Burwell and the other challenges to the contraceptive-coverage accommodation, as follows: “The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs that address whether and how contraceptive coverage may be obtained by petitioners’ employees through petitioners’ insurance companies, but in a way…