Sebelius Vs. Hobby Lobby

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Supreme Court of the United States decision on Sebelius vs. Hobby Lobby was a five to four vote in favor of Hobby Lobby. The majority decision included justices, Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, who was the author of the majority's decision. Alito wrote, “people or companies should not be forced to compromise their own morality by facilitating what they perceive as the immoral acts of others (Kemp & Skelton, 2014).” A major point for the majority decision was the exemption that Health and Human Services made for nonprofit organizations to uphold conservative beliefs. The non-profit organization was allowed to object to the insurance companies demands to require contraceptive coverage. Alito’s points stated that the government had
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Sebelius vs Hobby Lobby was one of the most predominate cases that challenged the ACA, fighting for the religious freedom of employers. Hobby Lobby is a national arts and crafts chain, with over 500 stores and 1,300 employees, owned by the Green Family who are devout Christians (Fuller, 2014). On September 12, 2012, the Green Family sued Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and challenged the contraception requirement that was mandated by the ACA. This mandate…

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