Highlights from the Hobby Lobby Arguments

The Wall Street Journal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated whether for-profit companies with religious objections should have to pay a fine for not covering contraceptives in workers’ insurance plans without a co-pay as required by the Affordable Care Act. For more than an hour Tuesday morning, justices grilled Paul Clement, the attorney representing two family-owned businesses -- an arts-and-crafts chain and a cabinet maker -- seeking a religious exemption, and Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, representing the government. Here are some highlights from the transcript: On the potential implications of a mandate opt-out:

Justice Elena Kagan: So suppose an employer...refuses to fund or wants not to fund vaccinations for her employees, what -- what happens then?

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/03/25/highlights-from-the-hobby-lobby-arguments/?mod=WSJBlog

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