April 15, 2015
The Third Circuit has refused to entertain an appeal challenging the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate, leaving intact the court's previous ruling that requiring a Catholic college and other employers to sign a waiver opting out of providing employees with birth control is not a violation of employers' freedom to worship.
February 11, 2015
The Third Circuit on Wednesday reversed a series of injunctions won by Catholic nonprofits and a Christian college against the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive coverage mandate, ruling that filing a waiver completely removed the groups from providing contraception.
November 19, 2014
A Third Circuit panel questioned Wednesday whether the First Amendment rights of religious employers, including two Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses, were substantially burdened by an Affordable Care Act provision that allows them to avoid providing contraceptive coverage to female employees while also ensuring workers get access to the services.