Hobby Lobby decision
June 30th, 2014
Here’s the full decision. … sigh… read the Dissent:
A short version of this decision, with some implications, taken from the Ginsberg dissent:
In the Court’s view, RFRA demands accommodation of a for-profit corporation’s religious beliefs no matter the impact that accommodation may have on third parties who do not share the corporation owners’ religious faith—in these cases, thousands of women employed by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga or dependents of persons those corporations employ.
This decision mirrors the track of academic “free speech” which follows the institution, not the teachers or students. This decision follows the corporation, not employees, allowing the corporation to impose its opinions and beliefs on individual workers. Gee, thanks.
Read the decision, read the dissent…