Legal Opinion
Priests for Life v. United States Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 14, 2014No. 13-5368, 13-5371, 14-5021PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge PILLARD.
PILLARD, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases present the question whether a regulatory accommodation for religious nonprofit organizations that permits them to opt out of the contraceptive coverage requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13(a)(4), itself imposes an unjustified substantial burden on Plaintiffs’ religious exercise in violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq. Plaintiffs’ principal claim is that the accommodation does not go far…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
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