United States religious freedom rfrareligious exercise

Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc

573 US 682 (2014)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2014

StatusBinding authority

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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