Constitutional Law
Jul. 11, 2014
3-day-old precedent, we hardly knew ye
Last week, the Supreme Court cast doubt on its own three-day-old precedent in Hobby Lobby - at least the portion of the decision that appeared to approve the government's accommodation. By Maggie Crosby
If you are employed, you know that your health insurance is part of your compensation. Should the boss have a say in how you use your insurance? Should his church? May a secular, for-profit corporation allow its owners' religion to direct your health care? Surely taking a job even with a religious nonprofit does not mean signing up with a church.
The U.S. Supreme Court, however, ruled in June that large closely held for-profit corpo...
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