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· 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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