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27 May 2012

HHS Mandate Lawsuit

On Monday, 21 May, in federal district courts throughout the U.S., 43 Catholic dioceses, institutions, and laypeople filed twelve lawsuits, challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s “contraception mandate.”

Media reports/commentary:

National Catholic Register: Unprecedented Legal Action Takes HHS Mandate Battle to the Courts (21 MAR 12)

National Catholic Register: Let Freedom Ring! (24 MAY 12)

PBS: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Catholic Institutions v Obama Administration (25 MAY 12)

Catholic News Agency: Bishop Blaire rejects claims of division over mandate lawsuits (25 MAY 12)

Washington Times: Times 247: Catholic bishops sound battle cry for religious liberty (24 MAY 12)

egregious twaddle: Consider the Source (24 MAY 12)

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