Federal Court Temporarily Blocks HHS Contraception Mandate for Private Business Owner

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CNSNews:

(CNSNews.com) - The first private business owner to sue the Obama administration over its contraception mandate has won a small victory in the larger battle to preserve his religious liberty:

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Obamacare mandate from taking effect against the Missouri business owner, pending the the outcome of the appeals process.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted a motion for a preliminary injunction filed on behalf of Frank O'Brien and O'Brien Industrial Holdings of St. Louis, which runs the Christy family of companies.

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I thought at least one court ruled the other way. This will have to move up the court system now.

[Draggingtree]

Thursday, November 29, 2012

 

 

Divided 8th Circuit Panel Issues Stay Pending Appeal In Contraceptive Mandate Case

 

 

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, by a 2-1 vote, issued a stay pending appeal in O'Brien v. Department of Health and Human Services. (Full text of order.) In the case, a Missouri federal district court rejected a series of challenges to the contraceptive coverage mandate of the Affordable Care Act brought by a small business organized as a limited liability company and by its sole owner who is Catholic. (See prior posting.) American Center for Law and Justice issued a press release applauding the 8th Circuit's action.

 

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2012/11/divided-8th-circuit-panel-issues-stay.html