Post-‘Hobby Lobby’ Drama at Supreme Court; Sotomayor Says Court Ignores Latest Opinion

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Wheaton College—a self-described “Christian liberal arts college” in Illinois—and the federal government to meet in the middle over execution of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage requirement (Wheaton Coll. v. Burwellorder filed)).

The move July 3 drew a sharp rebuke from Justice Sonia M. Sotomayor, who cited the court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision as a reason for the court to stay out of the fray.

The order comes in response to Wheaton’s claim that the religious-nonprofit exemption from the contraceptive mandate—meant to alleviate the burden on religious employers—itself violates the 1993 Religious Freedom ...