Irish 4 Reproductive Health v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION IRISH 4 REPRODUCTIVE ) HEALTH, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Cause No. 3:18-CV-491-PPS-JEM vs. ) ) UNITED STATES ) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ) AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER This lawsuit is the continuation of a longstanding dispute over the provision of contraceptive services for students and employees of the University of Notre Dame. There are really two separate disputes at play here. The first involves a challenge to regulations that would allow Notre Dame to declare itself exempt from…