Legal Opinion
Catholic Diocese of Beaumont v. Sebelius
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided January 2, 2014No. CIVIL ACTION No. 1:13-cv-709PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Ron Clark, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs, the Catholic Diocese of Beaumont and Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, Inc., filed suit against Defendants United States Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, seeking an injunction against enforcement of a portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires employers to provide their employees with a health plan that covers all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling (“contraceptive services”). The Government…
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