Franciscan Alliance v. Becerra
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September 16, 2022
Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights Colliding In ACA Cases
Recent court decisions are raising questions about religious employers and health care providers' obligations to provide or pay for health care for gay and transgender individuals under the Affordable Care Act, attorneys say, creating uncertainty the U.S. Supreme Court may eventually have to address.
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August 29, 2022
5th Circ. Says Judge Was Right To Halt ACA Sex Bias Rule
The Fifth Circuit upheld a permanent block on the federal government from requiring several religious medical providers to perform abortions or gender-confirmation surgeries or cover those procedures for their employees, despite an anti-bias provision in the Affordable Care Act.
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August 04, 2022
5th Circ. Mulls Judge's Authority To Halt ACA Sex Bias Rule
A Fifth Circuit panel questioned Thursday whether a Texas federal judge exceeded his authority by issuing an order that protects several religious medical providers from punishment by the federal government for refusing to provide abortion or gender transition-related care despite an anti-discrimination provision in the Affordable Care Act.
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July 29, 2022
4 August Court Hearings For Benefits Attys To Know
The Fifth Circuit will soon hear arguments from the federal government and religious groups battling over an injunction protecting religious medical providers that assert faith-based objections from having to perform abortions or gender-transition surgery, or cover those procedures for employees.
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May 27, 2022
Legal Battles Pile Up Over Trans Worker Health Benefits
Transgender people claiming that benefits denials violate anti-discrimination laws, as well as employers and health care providers that say covering gender-confirmation surgery would violate their religious beliefs, have launched lawsuits in federal court seeking rulings on the scope of their rights. Here's a look at five cases hinging on trans worker health coverage that lawyers should keep an eye on.