Tag Archives: Religious Liberty

Tenth Circuit “judges press Utah about polygamy ban in ‘Sister Wives’ case”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on January 22, 2016

Donna Bryson of the Associated Press has this report on yesterday’s Tenth Circuit oral argument in Brown v. Buhman, where the State of Utah is challenging a district court’s ruling striking down parts of a state law banning polygamy. The … Continue reading →

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U.S. Supreme Court will hear Little Sisters of the Poor case

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on November 6, 2015

Today the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the Little Sisters of the Poor’s challenge to the accommodation provision of the federal contraceptive mandate. The order list is here. In July, a panel of the Tenth Circuit rejected … Continue reading →

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10th Circuit rules against Little Sisters of the Poor on contraceptive mandate “accommodation”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 14, 2015

Today the 10th Circuit issued its long-awaited (and just plain long) opinion in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell, in which several religious groups are challenging the so-called accommodation that the Department of Health and Human Services is providing to … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration asks SCOTUS to overrule Tenth Circuit’s decision in Hobby Lobby

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 24, 2013

The Solicitor General has filed this petition for writ of certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Tenth Circuit’s en banc decision in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, which held that for-profit corporations may challenge the Obamacare contraceptive mandate under the … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit rules in favor of Hobby Lobby on its challenge to HHS contraceptive mandate

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 28, 2013

Yesterday the Tenth Circuit en banc issued its opinion in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, reversing the District Court’s denial of Hobby Lobby’s request for a preliminary injunction while it challenges the contraceptive mandate, and remanding for further consideration of two … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit to hear challenge to HHS contraceptive mandate in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on May 22, 2013

Tomorrow afternoon, in an unusual procedure, the en banc Tenth Circuit will consider Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, a challenge to a Department of Health and Human Services regulation requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives and abortifacient … Continue reading →

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