Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 573 U.S. 682, is a landmark decision in United States corporate law by the United States Supreme Court allowing privately held for-profit corporations to be exempt
Justice Samuel Alito was the author of the Court's majority opinion.
Justice Kennedy, joined in the majority opinion but also wrote a concurring opinion addressing the dissent.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a stern dissent disagreeing with the Court's reasoning.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-4, is a 1993 United States federal law that "ensures that
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
…exempt from a regulation that its owners religiously object to, if there is a less restrictive means of furthering the law's interest, pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. It is the first time that the Court has recognized a for-profit corporation's claim of religious belief, but it is limited to privately held corporations…
This tipi is used for peyote ceremonies in the Native American Church, the religion at the center of Employment Division v. Smith.
The peyote cactus, the source of the mescaline used by some Native Americans in religious ceremonies.
President Bill Clinton signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on the South Lawn at the White House. Participants at the signing include Vice President Al Gore, Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Mark O. Hatfield, and Senator Howard Metzenbaum.
Chuck Schumer official photo