Good Day for Freedom: Read the Hobby Lobby Decision
A good day for Hobby Lobby and the protection of conscience, but it was a close one. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that companies can seek an exemption from birth control mandates previously required by President Obama’s healthcare law. The court also ruled (5-4) that employees can’t be required to contribute to unions. Down below the following tweets, you’ll find the ruling in full.
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“birth control is not my boss’s business” chant the people trying to require bosses to cover birth control.
— Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) June 30, 2014
#SCOTUS says gov’t failed to show mandate is least restrictive means of advancing its interest: http://t.co/zlvTrlsUse #HobbyLobby
— YALiberty (@YALiberty) June 30, 2014
Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care Act contraception mandate
Here is the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on union fees:
Harris Et Al. v. Quinn, Governor of Illinois, Et Al