The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

The” plaintiffs in these consolidated appeals challenge the regulations implementing-what is known as the “contraceptive mandate” of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) — the requirement that employers provide health insurance coverage for preventive care (including contraception) to women.1 Specifically, the plaintiffs argue that the regulations’ accommodation for nonprofit organizations with a religious objection to providing contraceptive coverage violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb, el seq. They claim that the accommodation…