6th Circuit Affirms Ruling for ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Rules; 10th Circuit Issues Stay on Rules

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed its prior judgment that accommodations to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive coverage rules for not-for-profits that hold themselves out as religious do not violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Meanwhile, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a request to stay its earlier ruling upholding the accommodations while opponents of the contraceptive coverage rules ask the Supreme Court to consider their case.

• "6th Circuit Won't Exempt Catholic Groups From Affordable Care Act Contraception Requirements" (AP/Franklin Daily Journal, 8/21).
• "U.S. Appeals Court Stays Ruling on Nuns Challenge to Contraception Mandate" (Coffman, Reuters, 8/21).