Religious Institutions Update: July 2014

Nathan A. "Nate" Adams IV is a Partner in our Tallahasse office.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. that an existing contraceptive coverage mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act statute that applies to for-profit closely held corporations and their owners.
• In Pedreira v. Sunrise Children's Servs, Inc., the court entered an order incorporating a settlement agreement providing for the court's retention of jurisdiction to enforce the agreement and dismissing the second amended complaint, despite opposition.
• A number of court decisions – including Michigan Catholic Conf. and Catholic Family Servs. v. Burwell and Colorado Christian Univ. v. Sebelius – reached different conclusions regarding the enjoinment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's certification requirement.