Notre Dame to refile health-care lawsuit
Source: South Bend Tribune
University of Notre Dame is refiling a lawsuit Tuesday that challenges the constitutionality of portions of the Affordable Care Act, arguing that the current law violates the university’s right to religious freedom in its provisions regarding coverage for contraceptives.
A federal judge in January dismissed the first lawsuit the university filed on this matter, stating that Notre Dame had no standing to challenge the law because a year-long safe harbor period for employers like Notre Dame meant it wasn’t yet enforced.
Now, the lawsuit says the university has standing in court to challenge the law as it must comply with the parts it deems objectionable in coming months when the employee plan takes affect Jan. 1, 2014.
The complaint also pushes back on compromises the Obama administration put into place for religious employers, namely that the employers could shift the cost of contraceptives to the insurer.
Read more: http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/article_b3c60a12-5bb0-11e3-8441-0019bb30f31a.html
Other coverage:
AP, Notre Dame sues over birth control mandate
Chicago Tribune, Notre Dame re-files lawsuit against birth-control mandate
New York Times, A New Wave of Challenges to Health Law
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