Senator Markey on SCOTUS Hobby Lobby Decision: Damaging for Women’s Health and Constitutional Rights Posted on June 30, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the a statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that for-profit “closely held” corporations with religious objections have the right to deny providing contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.Read More
Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Cases Posted on June 30, 2014 (June 27, 2022) Corporate Abuse of Power Today, the Supreme Court issued a sharply-divided decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell. In these cases, large for-profit corporations argued that they have religious freedom that is violated by federal Affordable Care Act rules requiring insurance plans to cover contraception.Read More