As Supreme Court considers contraception mandate petition, a district court chimes in — with an injunction

We discussed last week the pending petitions in the Supreme Court regarding Obamacare coverage for contraception.

Yesterday, Judge Richard Leon of federal district court in D.C. ruled in favor of contraception-mandate challenger March for Life (a pro-life, non-religious non-profit) and enjoined the federal government from enforcing the mandate against it, ruling that the mandate violated the non-profit's rights even though it is not a religious organization.

Read the opinion here and NYT coverage here.

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