U.S. Supreme Court
May 10, 2014
Distinguishing religious beliefs and religious action
The issue in the Hobby Lobby isn't just whether corporations have rights, but whether they have more rights than individuals in some cases. By Thomas M. Hall
Shortly, the U.S. Supreme Court will tell us whether or not corporations have religious rights under the First Amendment in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., No 13-354. The issue before the court is not merely whether corporations have rights, which have traditionally been defined as "human rights," but more significantly, whether corporate religious rights permit corporations to act in ways that individual "human" ...
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