Washington ( CNN ) -- The Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to take another look at whether a key requirement in the health care reform law violates religious freedoms . A pending lawsuit from the private Liberty University had claimed , among other things , that the law would lead to taxpayer dollars funding abortions and contraception , a claim the Obama administration rejects . The justices issued their order Monday . The high court in June had upheld the overall law championed by President Obama , but left room for continued legal challenges to certain aspects of the law 's application . Read more : What Obama 's re-election means for health care . The Lynchburg , Virginia-based school bills itself as the largest Christian evangelical college in the world . A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in 2011 unanimously concluded the university 's lawsuit should be blocked on jurisdictional grounds . There is no indication when the appeals court will revisit the issue in the wake of the high court 's order . After the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act 's funding mechanism -- the so-called individual mandate requiring nearly all Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a financial penalty -- it tossed out all other pending appeals . Liberty University then refiled its lawsuit , saying its objections to the law should be reconsidered in light of the court 's 5-4 ruling affirming the overall law . Read more : Wyoming voters send anti-Obamacare message . The school believes Americans should not be required to purchase health insurance -- and employers forced to provide it -- if there are legitimate moral and religious objections to some provisions . It is one of several dozen pending lawsuits around the country filed to challenge the law 's application since the June decision . The Richmond-based appeals court taking on the Liberty University case could ask both the federal government and the school to submit updated legal arguments . The Obama administration did not object to the university asking for another chance to press its claims . The case is Liberty University v. Geithner ( 11-438 ) . Photos : 15 Supreme Court cases that changed America .
Liberty University claims law means taxpayer dollars will fund abortions . An appeals court panel had blocked the suit on jurisdictional grounds .