Tenth Circuit Rules in Favor of Hobby Lobby Stores Regarding HHS Mandate; Agrees with ACLJ Arguments

 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has issued the first appellate court decision on the merits regarding a legal challenge to the HHS Mandate. On the critical issues in the case, the court sided with the challengers and against the government.

The Mandate requires many employers, despite any religious objection, to arrange and pay for employee health insurance coverage for contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization procedures, and related education and counseling. Non-compliance with the Mandate subjects the employer to severe financial penalties.

The plaintiffs in the Tenth Circuit case are Hobby Lobby Stores and Mardel and their owners.

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