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Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc

573 US 682 (2014)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Closely held for-profit corporations may exercise religion under RFRA, and the ACA contraceptive mandate was not the least restrictive means of advancing the government's interest.

Key Principle

Closely held for-profit corporations can exercise religion under RFRA; the contraceptive mandate substantially burdened the religious exercise of the companies' owners and the government failed to show it was the least restrictive means.

Area of Law

constitutional

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