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Contraception Insurance Mandate
Over a hundred Catholic organizations and other religious groups--including both not-for-profit organizations and corporations with a few owners--have filed federal lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that birth control be part of health insurance for employees. This collection brings together these lawsuits. In the first major birth control challenge, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Court, in an opinion by Justice Alito, decided that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) prevented the government from enforcing the birth control mandate against public companies, as long as the companies were owned by a small number of people who claimed sincere religious beliefs. The impact of that case is filtering through cases filed by similar companies. In Zubik v. Burwell, the Court will decide in spring 2016 whether the current regulatory fix, letting religious employers notify HHS instead of their health insurer about their objection to birth control coverage for their employees, still violates the RFRA.
For more information see http://www.becketfund.org/hhsinformationcentral/
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The below cases represent a special subset of the full
Clearinghouse collection.
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State of Washington v. Trump
2:17-cv-01510-JLR (W.D. Wash.)
Filed 10/09/2017 - Closed 2018
President of the United States of America
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Equal Employment
Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-WA-0005
Coding Complete
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On October 9, 2017, the State of Washington filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The State sued the President of the United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) under the Administrative ... [view]
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California v. Health and Human Services
4:17-cv-05783 (N.D. Cal.)
Filed 05/04/2017 - Case Ongoing
Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-CA-0014
Coding Complete
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On May 4, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to “restore religious freedom.” The order suggested that federal agencies amend regulations within the preventative care mandate of the ACA that would increase the pool of employers allowed to claim exemption from providing contraceptive coverage. The agencies then issued two ... [view]
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Valley Forge Christian College of the Assemblies of God v. Burwell
2:14-cv-04622-AB (E.D. Pa.)
Filed 08/06/2014 - Closed 2014
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-PA-0013
Coding Complete
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On June 28, 2013, the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Mandate"). The regulations of the final rule required health insurance plans to provide coverage of abortifacients, with an accommodation for employee health plans by certain qualified ... [view]
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Catholic Benefits Association v. Sebelius
5:14-cv-00685-R (W.D. Okla.)
Filed 07/01/2014 - Closed 2018
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-OK-0006
Washington
Coding Complete
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On July 1, 2014, the Catholic Benefits Association and the Catholic Insurance Company filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The Catholic Benefits Association is an association of Catholic nonprofits and closely held for-profit employers that provide health benefits to their employees, and the Catholic ... [view]
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia v. Sebelius
2:14-cv-03096-RB (E.D. Pa.)
Filed 06/02/2014 - Closed 2018
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-PA-0011
Coding Complete
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This is one of many lawsuits brought challenging the Obama administration's 2012 Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring employers to pay for employees' contraception and abortifacients via medical insurance coverage. Many religious hospitals, charities, universities, and other enterprises owned or controlled by religious organizations ... [view]
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Brandt, Bishop of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg v. Sebelius
2:14-cv-00681-AJS (W.D. Pa.)
Filed 05/27/2014 - Closed 2017
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-PA-0012
Coding Complete
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On June 28, 2013, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (the Health Department) issued a final rule concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Mandate). The regulations of the final rule required health insurance plans to provide coverage of contraception and abortifacients, with an exemption for health ... [view]
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Media Research Center v. Sebelius
1:14-cv-00379-GBL-IDD (E.D. Va.)
Filed 04/11/2014 - Closed 2014
Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-VA-0002
Washington, D.C.
Coding Complete
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On April 11, 2011, Media Research Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Plaintiff, represented by private counsel, asked the court for a declaration that it qualified as an eligible organization under the ... [view]
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Union University v. Sebelius
1:14−cv−01079−JDB−EGB (W.D. Tenn.)
Filed 04/04/2014 - Closed 2017
U.S. Government
Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-TN-0002
Coding Complete
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This case is one of the many filed in federal district courts across the country by non-profit Catholic organizations challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s system for ensuring that employee health insurance covers birth control. Specifically, the plaintiffs objected to notifying the government or their health insurer that they were claiming ... [view]
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Stinson Electric, Inc. v. Sebelius
0:14-cv-00830-PJS-HB (D. Minn.)
Filed 03/26/2014 - Closed 2015
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MN-0008
Washington D.C.
Coding Complete
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On March 26, 2014, three individual plaintiffs and their wholly-owned family company filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Plaintiffs alleged that the provision ... [view]
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Diocese of Cheyenne v. Sebelius
2:14-cv-00021-SWS (D. Wyo.)
Filed 01/30/2014 - Closed 2017
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-WY-0001
DC
Coding Complete
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On Jan. 30, 2014, several Wyoming-based Catholic organizations, filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act against the federal department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, ... [view]
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Hastings Automotive v. Sebelius
0:14-cv-00265-PAM-JJG (D. Minn.)
Filed 01/29/2014 - Closed 2014
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MN-0010
Coding Complete
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This is one of many lawsuits brought challenging the Obama administration's 2012 Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring employers to pay for employees' contraception and abortifacients via medical insurance coverage. Many religious hospitals, charities, universities, and other enterprises owned or controlled by religious organizations ... [view]
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The Ave Maria Foundation v. Sebelius
13-cv-15198 (E.D. Mich.)
Filed 12/20/2013 - Closed
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MI-0013
Washington
Coding Complete
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On December 20, 2013, a group of non-profit organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan under the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the Administrative Procedure Act against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiffs, including The Ave Maria ... [view]
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Wheaton College v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-08910 (N.D. Ill.)
Filed 12/13/2013 - Closed 2019
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-IL-0013
Coding Complete
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On December 13, 2013, Wheaton College, a Christian school, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The college sued the Department of Health and Human Services under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.). The college, represented by the ... [view]
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-00709-RC (E.D. Tex.)
Filed 12/10/2013 - Closed 2017
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-TX-0007
Coding Complete
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On December 10, 2013, a non-profit religious organization filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The plaintiffs alleged that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraception insurance mandate violated the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom ... [view]
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Dobson v. Sebelius
13-cv-03326 (D. Colo.)
Filed 12/10/2013 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-CO-0007
Coding Complete
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On December 10, 2013, the owner of a non-profit religious corporation filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado under the First Amendment, Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the Administrative Procedure Act against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ... [view]
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Fellowship of Catholic University Students v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-03263 (D. Colo.)
Filed 12/03/2013 - Closed
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-CO-0008
Coding Complete
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On December 3, 2013, a non-profit organization filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado under the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the Administrative Procedure Act against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiff, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, asked ... [view]
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University of Notre Dame v. Sebelius
3:13-cv-01276 (N.D. Ind.)
Filed 12/03/2013 - Closed 2017
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-IN-0005
Coding Complete
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On December 3, 2013, the University of Notre Dame, a religious nonprofit university, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Notre Dame alleged that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraception insurance mandate, even with the accommodation ... [view]
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius
3:13-cv-01303 (M.D. Tenn.)
Filed 11/22/2013 - Closed 2018
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-TN-0001
Coding Complete
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On November 22, 2013, a group of nonprofit religious organizations filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the First Amendment against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiff asked the court for an ... [view]
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Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius [II]
1:13-cv-01831 (D.D.C.)
Filed 11/20/2013 - Closed 2014
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-DC-0019
Washington
Coding Complete
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On November 20, 2013, Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic liberal arts college, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"), and the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA"), against the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the ... [view]
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Doboszenski & Sons, Inc. v. Sebelius
0:13-cv-03148 (D. Minn.)
Filed 11/14/2013 - Closed 2015
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MN-0007
Coding Complete
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On November 14, 2013, a for-profit corporation filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota under 42 U.S.C. §1983, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the Administrative Procedure Act against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiff asked the court to rule that the Affordable Care Act's ( ... [view]
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Michigan Catholic Conference v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-01247 (W.D. Mich.)
Filed 11/14/2013 - Closed 2017
U.S. Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MI-0014
Coding Complete
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On November 14, 2013, a group of Catholic non-profit organizations filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan claiming violations of the First Amendment. According to the plaintiffs, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the Administrative Procedure Act should have barred the defendant U.S. Department of ... [view]
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis v. Burwell
4:13-cv-02300 (E.D. Mo.)
Filed 11/14/2013 - Closed 2017
United States Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MO-0012
Washington D.C.
Coding Complete
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On November 14, 2013, the Archdiocese of St. Louis and its affiliated nonprofit charities revived their dismissed claim (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis v. Sebelius), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against the federal government under the ... [view]
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Stewart v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-01879-RCL (D.D.C.)
Filed 11/04/2013 - Closed 2016
Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-DC-0011
Coding Complete
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This is one of many lawsuits brought challenging the Obama administration's 2012 Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring employers to pay for employees' contraception and abortifacients via medical insurance coverage. Many religious hospitals, charities, universities, and other enterprises owned or controlled by religious organizations ... [view]
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Right to Life Michigan v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-01202-RJJ (W.D. Mich.)
Filed 11/04/2013 - Closed 2015
Department of Health and Human Services
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-MI-0015
Coding Complete
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On November 4, 2013, Right to Life of Michigan ("Right to Life") filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the First Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Plaintiff, represented by private counsel, asked the ... [view]
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Williams v. Sebelius
1:13-cv-01699-RLW (D.D.C.)
Filed 10/30/2013 - Closed 2015
United States Department of Labor
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Speech and Religious Freedom
FA-DC-0012
Coding Complete
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On October 30, 2013, three business owners and their businesses filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the federal government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the First Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The plaintiffs, represented by the Thomas More ... [view]
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