December 20, 2015 Government drafting birth control accommodation The Obama administration is developing a new way for religious nonprofits that object to paying for contraceptives in their health plans to opt out, without submitting a form they say violates their religious beliefs.
December 20, 2015 Obama gives protection to gay, transgender workers President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after being convinced by advocates of what he called the "irrefutable rightness of your cause."
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court delays benefits for Utah gay couples More than 1,000 same-sex married couples in Utah must wait longer for state benefits after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the state a stay on an order requiring it to recognize the marriages.
December 20, 2015 Obama to sign orders protecting gay employees President Barack Obama plans to sign executive orders Monday prohibiting discrimination against gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, without a new exemption that was requested by some religious organizations.
December 20, 2015 California's foie gras ban waddles to the Supreme Court California’s ban on force-feeding ducks and geese to produce foie gras could become an entrée on the U.S. Supreme Court’s summer menu. According to a state law that was adopted in 2004 but didn’t take effect until two years ago, “a product may not be sold in California if it is the result of force-feeding a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird’s liver beyond normal size,” the typical method of producing the rich and buttery delicacy.
December 20, 2015 U.S. Senate Democrats introduce bill to counter Hobby Lobby decision Several U.S. Senate Democrats are fast-tracking a bill, the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act, they say will counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision.
December 20, 2015 Judge says Supreme Court should ‘STFU’ on Hobby Lobby A Nebraska federal judge is making headlines again, this time for writing on his blog that the U.S. Supreme Court should have “STFU” rather than weigh in on the Hobby Lobby case.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court takes a stand for limited government — again and again The Supreme Court is the most libertarian branch of the federal government.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court ruling revives ObamaCare backlash Any time ObamaCare is in the headlines -- especially when its various mandates are concerned -- it reminds opponents why they don't like the law. This week's Supreme Court decision limiting the law's requirement on employers to provide free contraceptive coverage was no different.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court grants Wheaton College plea A divided Supreme Court has agreed to allow an evangelical college in Illinois that objects to paying for contraceptives in its health plan to avoid filling out a government document that the college says would violate its religious beliefs.
