Case Law Index
federal2014
Additional Highlights:Religious FreedomRFRAContraceptive Mandate
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Closely held for-profit corporations can invoke the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to refuse compliance with the ACA contraceptive mandate.
Case Summary
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby extended Religious Freedom Restoration Act protections to closely held corporations, holding that requiring family-owned businesses to provide contraceptive coverage substantially burdened their religious exercise without sufficient governmental justification.