Title: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. - Case Summary and Case Brief
Headings: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
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Content: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. - Case Summary and Case Brief
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
November 12, 2018 by: Content Team
Following is the case brief for Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751 (2014)
Case Summary of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.: Several for-profit, closely held companies, including Hobby Lobby, complained that the ACA’s requirement that for-profit employers provide insurance for contraceptives for their female employees infringed on their companies’ First Amendment right of the free exercise of religion. The Third and Tenth Circuit Courts split on whether for-profit companies have a First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the Tenth Circuit that for-profit companies have the right to freely exercise their religion. Therefore, for-profit companies do not have to follow the government’s contraceptive requirement. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Case Brief
Statement of the Facts: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required employers to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives to their employees. In enforcing the ACA, the Department of Health and Human Services exempted certain organizations – namely religious non-profit organizations – from the contraceptive requirement.