Legal Opinion
Wheaton College v. Sylvia Burwell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 3, 2014No. 13A1284Relating-toCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice SCALIA concurs in the result.
2DissentJustice Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ginsburg and Justice Kagan
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 124 Stat. 119 , through its implementing regulations, requires employer group health insurance plans to cover contraceptive services without cost sharing. Recognizing that people of religious faith may sincerely oppose the provision of contraceptives, the Government has created certain exceptions to this requirement. Churches are categorically exempt. Any religious nonprofit is also exempt, as long as it signs a form certifying that it is a religious nonprofit that objects to the provision of contraceptive…
3Cases cited9 opinions
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- University of Notre Dame v. Kathleen SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Michigan Catholic Conference & Catholic Family Services v. BurwellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
- Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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