COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services et al

  1. January 19, 2021

    Feds Near Win In Mass. ACA Birth Control Coverage Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge has ruled that the state can't block a pair of Trump administration rules expanding the religious exemption to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate, finding that the exemptions don't run afoul of the U.S. Constitution or federal statutes in light of the high court's recent Little Sisters ruling.

  2. September 26, 2019

    Mass. Wants New Ruling In ACA Birth Control Coverage Suit

    A federal judge should find the Trump administration violated the Affordable Care Act by exempting employers from providing birth control coverage, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said Thursday, defending a lawsuit that was revived by the First Circuit earlier this year.

  3. March 12, 2018

    Mass. AG Loses Fight Against Trump Contraception Rules

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday rejected the state attorney general's challenge to the Trump administration's decision to let more employers deny women contraceptive coverage, saying Massachusetts may have hurt its own case by passing a law to reduce the decision's impact.

  4. March 07, 2018

    Feds Say Mass. 'Just Guessing' Birth Control Rules Harmful

    U.S. Department of Justice attorneys argued Wednesday for the demise of one of several lawsuits challenging a Trump administration rule allowing businesses to drop contraception coverage from employee health plans on moral grounds, saying it has failed to show any imminent harm in Massachusetts.

  5. January 29, 2018

    Anti-Abortion Group Booted From Birth Control Coverage Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday refused to let a Christian college and an anti-abortion group intervene in the commonwealth's suit against Trump administration rules that dialed back the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate by allowing employers to claim religious or moral objections.