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Home/World/Hobby Lobby Wins ‘Major Victory’ against HHS Contraceptive Mandate

Hobby Lobby Wins ‘Major Victory’ against HHS Contraceptive Mandate

Hobby Lobby isn't the only company to win big this week.

Written by Melissa Steffan | Saturday, June 29, 2013

Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the evangelical-owned craft chain had proven that complying with the mandate would cause “irreparable harm” to the company. As a result of today’s decision, the case now will return to a lower court that will rule on the injunction. But Hobby Lobby isn’t the only company to win big this week.

Hobby Lobby has won a “major victory” in its case for an injunction against the Department of Health and Human Services’ employer-provided contraceptive mandate, according to The Becket Fund.

Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the evangelical-owned craft chain had proven that complying with the mandate would cause “irreparable harm” to the company. As a result of today’s decision, the case now will return to a lower court that will rule on the injunction.

But Hobby Lobby isn’t the only company to win big this week. A Florida district court also ruled that Beckwith Electric Company, a for-profit, Baptist-owned small business, is not required to provide contraception coverage to employees under the Affordable Care Act.
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