SCOTUS Rules 5-4 for Hobby Lobby

via Wikipedia

The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled in a 5-4 decision in favor of Hobby Lobby that the contraception mandate of Obamacare violated its religious freedom. Excerpts from the decision indicate that SCOTUS used very narrow language in constructing the majority opinion. The specific language the news outlets are quoting that lead me to believe this will be construed as a narrow decision is the "closely held private corporation" language. I believe SCOTUS likely relied on its previous decision in Citizens United to make this ruling. In the Citizens United case, the Court also ruled 5-4 that corporations have 1st Amendment protections. In my opinion, the Hobby Lobby case is most likely an extension of that rationale.

I am going to read the decision and write a lengthier post later today. For now, you can read the decision HERE.

SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare

The Supreme Court has ruled in a very split 5-4 decision that Obamacare is constitutional. You are going to hear a lot of opinions about the opinion throughout the day and probably on the Sunday mornings news shows. I will refrain from any such thoughts until I have read the opinion in its entirety. For now, you too can read the decision and make your own assessments about the implications this has on the pending HHS Mandate lawsuits.