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Case Name
State of Nebraska v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FA-NE-0001
Docket / Court
12-cv-03035 ( D. Neb. )
State/Territory
Nebraska
Case Type(s)
Speech and Religious Freedom
Special Collection
Contraception Insurance Mandate
Case Summary
This case, filed on February 23, 2012 in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, is one of a number of cases filed in various federal district courts across the county by Catholic organizations seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against the federal government ...
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This case, filed on February 23, 2012 in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, is one of a number of cases filed in various federal district courts across the county by Catholic organizations seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against the federal government. Plaintiffs claim their free exercise of religion and freedom of speech rights are being violated by the portion of the interim final regulations adopted to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) ("the ACA") that would require them to cover contraception as part of their health insurance offerings.
On April 30, 2012, defendants moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing, among other things, that the regulations were in the process of being amended; that no part of the law had been enforced against any of the Plaintiffs; and that the Plaintiffs lacked standing.
On July 17, 2012, in a 45-page opinion, the Court, (Senior Judge Warren K. Urbom) granted the Motion to Dismiss without prejudice.
On September 14, 2012, the plaintiff appealed the decision to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the appeal on August 21, 2013.
Denise Heberle - 07/19/2012
Mallory Jones - 11/26/2013
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Freedom of speech/association
Defendant-type
Hospital/Health Department
Discrimination-basis
Religion discrimination
General
Contraception
Religious programs / policies
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
State Plaintiff
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Religious Freedom Rest. Act/Religious Land Use and Inst. Persons Act (RFRA/RLUIPA)
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Plaintiff Description
7 States (Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Florida, Oklahoma, and Michigan) and various Catholic organizations and individuals
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Filed
02/23/2012
Case Closing Year
2013
Case Ongoing
No
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Docket(s)
D. Neb.
08/21/2013
12-cv-03035
FA-NE-0001-9000.pdf
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General Documents
D. Neb.
02/23/2012
Complaint [ECF# 1]
FA-NE-0001-0001.pdf
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D. Neb.
04/30/2012
Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 31]
FA-NE-0001-0002.pdf
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D. Neb.
05/24/2012
Plaintiffs' Memeorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 33]
FA-NE-0001-0003.pdf
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D. Neb.
07/17/2012
Memorandum and Order on Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 38]
(877 F.Supp.2d 777)
FA-NE-0001-0004.pdf
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U.S. Court of Appeals
08/21/2013
Judgment from U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit [Ct. of App. ECF# 46]
FA-NE-0001-0005.pdf
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People
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Judges
Gans, Michael E.
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Urbom, Warren Keith
(D. Neb.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Blankenau, Donald G.
(Nebraska)
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FA-NE-0001-0001 | FA-NE-0001-0003 | FA-NE-0001-9000
Bruning, Jon
(Nebraska)
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Cookson, David D.
(Nebraska)
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Spohn, Katherine J.
(Nebraska)
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Weber, Rocky C.
(Nebraska)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Bennett, Michelle Renee
(District of Columbia)
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FA-NE-0001-0002 | FA-NE-0001-9000
Delery, Stuart F.
(District of Columbia)
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Gershengorn, Ian Heath
(District of Columbia)
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Gilg, Deborah R.
(Nebraska)
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Lieber, Sheila M.
(District of Columbia)
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Nelson, James D.
(District of Columbia)
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Ricketts, Jennifer
(District of Columbia)
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Womack, Eric R.
(District of Columbia)
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