Special Collection: Contraception Insurance Mandate

Hobby Lobby

Hobby Lobby

by DangApricot

This collection brings together lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act's requirement that birth control be part of health insurance for employees. These challenges come from over a hundred Catholic organizations and other religious groups, and many were impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

State of Washington v. Trump

2:17-cv-01510 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Oct. 9, 2017

Closed Date: 2018

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. Departmen…

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HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES

American Civil Liberties Union v. Wright

4:17-cv-05772 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 6, 2017

Closed Date: Nov. 2, 2018

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required that health insurance plans include contraception coverage without a copay. This lawsuit challenged an Interim Final Regulation (IFR) promulgated by the Trump a…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

California v. Health and Human Services

4:17-cv-05783 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 4, 2017

Case Ongoing

On May 4, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to “restore religious freedom.” The order suggested that federal agencies amend regulations about the preventative care mandate of th…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Valley Forge Christian College of the Assemblies of God v. Burwell

2:14-cv-04622 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2014

Closed Date: 2014

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Catholic Benefits Association v. Sebelius

5:14-cv-00685 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: July 1, 2014

Closed Date: 2018

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 Associa…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia v. Sebelius

2:14-cv-03096 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: June 2, 2014

Closed Date: Aug. 24, 2018

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Brandt, Bishop of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg v. Sebelius

2:14-cv-00681 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 27, 2014

Closed Date: 2017

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 re…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Media Research Center v. Sebelius

1:14-cv-00379 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 11, 2014

Closed Date: 2014

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 Service…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Union University v. Sebelius

1:14-cv-01079 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: April 4, 2014

Closed Date: Nov. 16, 2017

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 hea…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Stinson Electric, Inc. v. Sebelius

0:14-cv-00830 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: March 26, 2014

Closed Date: 2015

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 R…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Diocese of Cheyenne v. Sebelius

2:14-cv-00021 | U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2014

Closed Date: Nov. 8, 2017

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 feder…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Hastings Automotive v. Sebelius

0:14-cv-00265 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2014

Closed Date: Dec. 11, 2014

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

The Ave Maria Foundation v. Sebelius

2:13-cv-15198 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Dec. 20, 2013

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 …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Wheaton College v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-08910 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 2013

Closed Date: April 3, 2019

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 Ser…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00709 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 10, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Dobson v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-03326 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Dec. 10, 2013

Case Ongoing

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

University of Notre Dame v. Sebelius

3:13-cv-01276 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

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 …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Fellowship of Catholic University Students v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-03263 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2013

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 Admi…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius

3:13-cv-01303 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Nov. 22, 2013

Closed Date: 2018

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 …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius [II]

1:13-cv-01831 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

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 …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Doboszenski & Sons, Inc. v. Sebelius

0:13-cv-03148 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

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 Adminis…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Michigan Catholic Conference v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01247 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis v. Burwell

4:13-cv-02300 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

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 Cou…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Stewart v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01879 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 2013

Closed Date: April 6, 2016

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Right to Life Michigan v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01202 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

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 Fre…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Williams v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01699 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

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 Religi…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Eternal World Television Network v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00521 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Oct. 28, 2013

Closed Date: Jan. 10, 2019

This case is a revival of a dismissed claim from the Northern District of Alabama. (Eternal World Television Network v. Sebelius 2:12-cv-00501) On October 28, 2013, a nonprofit Catholic media network…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Dordt College v. Sebelius

5:13-cv-04100 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Filed Date: Oct. 23, 2013

Closed Date: June 12, 2018

On October 23, 2013, a non-profit organization filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa under the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and th…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

C.W. Zumbeil v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01611 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 22, 2013

Closed Date: March 17, 2015

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Reaching Souls International Inc. v. Sebelius

5:13-cv-01092 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2013

Closed Date: 2018

On October 11, 2013, a non-profit company filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Oklahoma under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Administrative Procedure Act and First Amendment against the…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Zubik v. Burwell [II]

2:13-cv-01459 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Oct. 9, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 2017

This case is one of the many filed in federal district courts across the country by non-profit Catholic organizations challenging the ACA's system for ensuring that employee health insurance covers b…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Randy Reed Automotive v. Sebelius

5:13-cv-06117 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On October 8, 2013, a for-profit corporation filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Persico v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00303 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 2017

On October 8, 2013, three Catholic non-profit 501(c)(3)s and a trustee for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of P…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Feltl and Company v. Sebelius

0:13-cv-02635 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On September 25, 2013, Feltl and Company, Inc., a privately held, for-profit securities brokerage and investment banking company subject to the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act, filed a…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-02611 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Sept. 24, 2013

Closed Date: 2018

On September 24, 2013, a group of non-profit Catholic-based organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Colorado under the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) a…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Southern Nazarene University v. Sebelius

5:13-cv-01015 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Sept. 20, 2013

Closed Date: 2018

On September 20, 2013, a group of religious-based universities filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Oklahoma. The plaintiffs sued the federal government under the …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Midwest Fastener Corp. v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01337 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 5, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On September 5, 2013, the voting stockholders of Midwest Fasteners, a Michigan for-profit corporation, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Federal Gove…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Barron Industries, Inc. v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01330 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 4, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On September 4, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of D.C. against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Religious…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Ave Maria University v. Sebelius

2:13-cv-00630 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 9, 2018

This case is one of the many filed in federal district courts across the country by non-profit Catholic organizations challenging the ACA's system for ensuring that employee health insurance covers b…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Priests for Life v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01261 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

On August 19, 2013, Priests for Life, a non-profit Catholic group organized in opposition to abortion, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Wieland v. Sebelius

4:13-cv-01577 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

On August 14, 2013, private citizens filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Missouri against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Admi…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Bindon v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01207 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2013

Case Ongoing

On August 5, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of D.C. under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the First and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Willis & Willis PLC v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01124 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 24, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On July 24, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of D.C. under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Administrative Procedure Act an…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Daniel Medford v. Sebelius

0:13-cv-01726 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: July 2, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On July 2, 2013, owners of a for-profit company filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. §1983…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Holland v. Sebelius

2:13-cv-15487 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: June 24, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On June 24, 2013, a for-profit company filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of West Virginia under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act aga…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SMA LLC v. Sebelius

0:13-cv-01375 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 7, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On June 7, 2013, the Catholic owners of a company filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota under the First and Fifth Amendments, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and th…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Johnson Welded Products, Inc. v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00609 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 30, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On April 30, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the First Am…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

MK Chambers Co. v. Sebelius

2:13-cv-11379 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: March 28, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On March 28, 2013, MK Chambers, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan under the First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Hartenbower v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

1:13-cv-02253 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 26, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On March 26, 2013, Hart Electric, a for-profit corporation filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and th…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Mersino v. Sebelius

2:13-cv-11296 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: March 22, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On March 22, 2013, a for-profit company filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Administrative Proced…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Eden Foods v. Sebelius

2:13-cv-11229 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: March 20, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On March 20, 2013, a for-profit business and its owner filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Bick Holdings Inc. v. Sebelius

4:13-cv-00462 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: March 13, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On March 13, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and t…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Beckwith v. Sebelius

8:13-cv-00648 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: March 12, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On March 12, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Administ…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Armstrong v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00563 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: March 5, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On March 5, 2013, a company with Christian owners filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District of Colorado under the First and Fifth Amendments, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"), and the Admini…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Ozinga v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-03292 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 1, 2013

Closed Date: 2017

On March 1, 2013, the Christian owners of a closely-held corporation and the corporation itself filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs sue…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

American Family Association v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00032 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2013

Closed Date: 2013

On February 20, 2013, Christian owners of non-profit organization filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi under the First and Fifth Amendments, the Religio…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Lindsay v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01210 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 14, 2013

On February 14, 2013, the Catholic managing partner of a law firm and the law firm itself filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for vi…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Hall v. Sebelius

0:13-cv-00295 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2013

Closed Date: 2016

On February 5, 2013, the Catholic owner of a corporation filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Minnesota under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("ACA"), and the Adminis…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Briscoe v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00285 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2013

Closed Date: 2016

On February 4, 2013, the Christian owners of a nursing home and assisted-living corporation and the corporation itself filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illin…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Gilardi v. Dep't of Health and Human Services [Gilardi v. Sebelius]

1:13-cv-00104 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2013

On January 24, 2013, Freshway Logistics and Fresh Unlimited (d/b/a Freshway Foods) and their owners filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Federa…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Sioux Chief MFG. Co, Inc. v. Sebelius

4:13-cv-00036 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Jan. 14, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On January 14, 2013, several Catholic business owners filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri under 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RF…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc. v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-00031 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Jan. 10, 2013

Closed Date: 2013

On January 10, 2013, several Catholic business owners filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act …

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Domino's Farms Corp. v. Sebelius

2:12-cv-15488 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 2012

On December 14, 2012, Domino's Food and its owner filed this lawsuit in the Eastern District of Michigan against the federal government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the Adminis…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Sharpe Holdings, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Servs.

2:12-cv-00092 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2012

Closed Date: Aug. 9, 2018

On December 12, 2012, a for-profit general business corporation, its owner, and two employees filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Missouri against the federal government under the Religious Fr…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius

5:12-cv-06744 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 4, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On December 4, 2012, a family of Mennonite Christian business owners filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the First and Fifth Amendments, the R…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

CNS International Ministries, Inc. v. Sebelius

2:12-cv-00081 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2012

Closed Date: 2012

On November 20, 2012, the CNS International Ministries filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Resto…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Annex Medical, Inc. v. Sebelius

0:12-cv-02804 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On November 2, 2012, two (unrelated) Catholic business owners filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs alleged violations of the First Amendment, th…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Grote Industries v. Sebelius

4:12-cv-00134 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Oct. 29, 2012

On October 29, 2012, Grote Industries and its owners filed this lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"), the Ad…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

American Pulverizer Co. v. HHS

6:12-cv-03459 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 19, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On October 19, 2012, two evangelical Christian business owners filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The plaintiffs brought suit under the First and Fift…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

East Texas Baptist University v. Sebelius

4:12-cv-03009 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 9, 2012

Case Ongoing

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…

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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Korte v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

3:12-cv-01072 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 9, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On October 9, 2012, a family of Catholic business owners filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restorati…

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Autocam Corp. v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-01096 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On October 8, 2012, two affiliated companies, Autocam Corporation and Autocam Medical, LLC, along with their owners, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan…

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-03489 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Oct. 5, 2012

Closed Date: 2017

On October 5, 2012, the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, and affiliated Catholic organizations filed this U.S. District Court lawsuit in the Northern District of Geo…

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-01635 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 2, 2012

On October 2, 2012, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., a Christian Bible publisher, and its owner filed this lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the Federal …

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Tonn and Blank Construction v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-00325 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Sept. 20, 2012

On September 20, 2012, Tonn and Blank Construction filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoratio…

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College of the Ozarks v. Dep't of Health and Human Servs.

6:12-cv-03428 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On September 17, 2012, the College of the Ozarks filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000bb), t…

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Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius

5:12-cv-01000 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Sept. 12, 2012

Case Ongoing

On Sept. 12, 2012, a family of evangelical Christian business owners filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom R…

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Grace Schools v. Sebelius

3:12-cv-00459 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2012

Closed Date: Sept. 18, 2018

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…

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Triune Health Group, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Servs.

1:12-cv-06756 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2012

Closed Date: March 22, 2019

On August 22, 2012, Triune Health Group, Inc. filed this lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois against the US Department of Health and Human Services, under the Religious Freedom Restoration A…

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-01276 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On August 9, 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Peoria filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Administrative Proce…

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Wheaton College v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-01169 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 18, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On July 18, 2012, Wheaton College, a Christian liberal arts college, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restorati…

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University of Notre Dame v. Sebelius

3:12-cv-00253 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

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 …

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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-00815 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: Nov. 6, 2017

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Archbishop of Washington and several affiliated Catholic organizations filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued th…

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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth v. Sebelius

4:12-cv-00314 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2018

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000bb), …

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas v. Sebelius

3:12-cv-01589 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Dallas filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Missouri against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000bb), th…

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Zubik v. Sebelius [I]

2:12-cv-00676 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: July 23, 2013

This case was one of 12 cases filed on May 21, 2012, in federal district courts across the country, by non-profit Catholic organizations challenging the ACA's provisions to ensure that employee healt…

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Persico v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-00123 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Erie and affiliated Catholic organizations filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Pennsylvania against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom …

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-02542 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2017

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Archdiocese of New York and other affiliated Catholic organizations filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against the federal government under the Religiou…

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Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend v. Burwell

1:12-cv-00159 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: Oct. 24, 2017

This case was one of many filed in federal district courts across the country by non-profit Catholic organizations challenging the ACA's system for ensuring that employee health insurance covers birt…

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Franciscan University of Steubenville v. Sebelius

2:12-cv-00440 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: March 22, 2013

This is one of 12 cases filed on May 21, 2012 in federal district courts across the country by Catholic organizations challenging the contraception mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).…

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Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, Inc. v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-00158 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: Oct. 23, 2017

This is one of twelve cases filed on May 21, 2012 in federal district courts across the country by Catholic organizations challenging the contraception mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act (A…

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Conlon v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-03932 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Bishops of Joliet, IL and Springfield, IL, on behalf of their respective dioceses, along with several affiliated Catholic organizations, filed a lawsuit in the Northern …

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis v. Sebelius

4:12-cv-00924 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On May 21, 2012, the Archdiocese of St. Louis and an affiliated charity filed a U.S. District Court lawsuit in the Eastern District of Missouri against the Federal Government under the Religious Free…

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Wenski v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-23820 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 21, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Archbishop of Miami, on behalf of his diocese, along with several affiliated Catholic organizations, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against the Fede…

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Weingartz Supply Co. v. Sebelius

2:12-cv-12061 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: May 7, 2012

Closed Date: 2018

On May 7, 2012, (1) Legatus, an organization of Catholic business persons and their spouses, together with (2) Weingartz Supply Co., a for-profit business and (3) its owner, Daniel Weingartz, also a …

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Newland v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-01123 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: April 30, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On April 30, 2012, a family of Catholic business owners filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiffs sued the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Servi…

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4:12-cv-00476 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: March 15, 2012

Closed Date: 2014

On March 15, 2012, a Catholic business owner filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA…

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State of Nebraska v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

4:12-cv-03035 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2012

Closed Date: Aug. 21, 2013

Seven states (Nebraska, South Carolina, Michigan, Texas, Florida, Ohio, and Oklahoma) and Catholic organizations filed this lawsuit on February 23, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Di…

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Geneva College v. Sebelius

2:12-cv-00207 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2012

Closed Date: Oct. 11, 2018

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…

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Louisiana College v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-00463 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2012

Closed Date: 2019

On February 18, 2012, Louisiana College, a Christian university, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the Federal Government under the Religious…

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Priests for Life v. Sebelius

1:12-cv-00753 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 15, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On February 15, 2012, a non-profit Catholic-based organization of priests united in ideology against the practice of abortion filed a U.S. District Court lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York a…

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Eternal World Television Network v. Sebelius

2:12-cv-00501 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On February 9, 2012, a Catholic media network filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA")…

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Criswell College v. Sebelius

3:12-cv-04409 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On February 1, 2012, Criswell College, a nonprofit evangelical Protestant college located in Dallas, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas against the Federal Government under the Religio…

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Colorado Christian University v. Sebelius

1:11-cv-03350 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2011

Closed Date: 2013

On December 22, 2011, a Christian liberal arts college filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado under the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"…

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Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius [I]

1:11-cv-01989 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2011

Closed Date: 2013

On November 10, 2011, Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic liberal arts college, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Declaratory Judgment Act, the Religious…

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Britton v. Anderson

3:06-cv-00374 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: July 11, 2006

Closed Date: March 14, 2009

A pro-life organization and its members filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on July 11, 2006. The plaintiffs alleged that police officers from the C…

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