University of Notre Dame v. Sebelius

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

PHILIP P. SIMON, Chief Judge.

Notre Dame seeks a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the part of the Affordable Care Act that requires employers to provide employees with health insurance that covers contraceptive services. Notre Dame objects to providing contraceptive care on religious grounds, and that of course is its prerogative. But the law provides religious employers like Notre Dame an out by allowing it to file a certification saying it refuses to provide such services. If Notre Dame takes that tack,…