· 6/22/2015
Roman Catholic Diocese v. Sylvia Burwell, Secretar
Citations
- 793 F.3d 449
- 2015 WL 3852811
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “RFRA confers no right to challenge the independent conduct of third parties . . . .”
- RFRA does not entitle plaintiffs to block third parties such as the government or insurers from engaging in conduct with which the plaintiffs disagree
- \The Hobby Lobby Court ... actually suggested in dictum that the accommodation does not burden religious exercise ....\
- “We begin and end our analysis with the substantial-burden prong. The plaintiffs must show that the challenged regulations substantially burden their religious exercise . . . .”
- \[T]he plaintiffs claim that their completion of Form 700 or submission of a notice to HHS will authorize or trigger payments for contraceptives. Not so. The ACA already requires contraceptive coverage ....\
- “RFRA confers no right to challenge the independent conduct of third parties....”
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Judges: Reavley, Smith, Graves
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