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Perspective

Aug. 30, 2014

Wending from Hobby Lobby to bald eagles

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applied Hobby Lobby to a very different religious issue: the possession of eagle feathers used in Native American ceremonies. By Norman Carlin and Anthony Cavender


By Norman Carlin and Anthony Cavender


In June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Department of Health and Human Services regulations under the Affordable Care Act - commonly known as Obamacare - mandating coverage for contraception in employee health insurance plans in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, 134 S. Ct. 2751 (2014). The decision was widely discussed, involving the contentious issues of contraception, religion and Obamacare, and applying Religious ...

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