December 08, 2015
Catholic organizations questioning whether the process for opting out of the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate violates religious freedoms have asked the Second Circuit for a stay on enforcing the mandate while they appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has granted certiorari in seven similar cases.
September 22, 2015
A group of New York Catholic schools and health care providers asked the Second Circuit on Monday for an en banc rehearing of its decision that the opt-out process for the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate doesn't violate religious rights, saying the ruling conflicts with the U.S. Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision.
August 07, 2015
The opt-out process of the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate does not violate the religious rights of a group of New York Catholic schools and health care providers, the Second Circuit ruled Friday, noting that subsequent third-party coverage is triggered by federal law and not the employers' actions.
October 02, 2014
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and several schools and health care providers have asked the Second Circuit to uphold a decision that religious groups don't need to comply with the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate, arguing the act's opt-out accommodation still violates their religious beliefs.
May 28, 2014
The federal government on Tuesday urged the Second Circuit to find that New York Catholic schools and health care providers are not unduly burdened by the process for opting out of the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate, arguing that its waiver exemption procedure does not overly infringe on their religious rights.