Did Hobby Lobby do well at Supreme Court oral argument? "The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the Hobby Lobby HHS mandate case.
"After oral arguments had concluded, a member of Hobby Lobby’s counsel told the Daily Caller, “the general tenor of the questions [from the justices] were in our favor.' ” However....
"As the Daily Caller notes, it’s not easy — or necessarily wise — to predict how the Justices will rule based on their line of questioning during oral argument.
"Recall CNN legal analyst Jeffery Toobin’s musings following the Obamacare oral argument phase.
"The Supreme Court is slated to rule on the case before the term concludes this June."
Sen. Ted Cruz rallies religious freedom activists at the Supreme Court in support of Hobby Lobby ..."Cruz pointed out that the Obama administration had given Obamacare exemptions to powerful special interests, but refused to exempt people of faith from the contraception mandate."
Hobby Lobby, freedom, and compulsion
"After oral arguments had concluded, a member of Hobby Lobby’s counsel told the Daily Caller, “the general tenor of the questions [from the justices] were in our favor.' ” However....
"Recall CNN legal analyst Jeffery Toobin’s musings following the Obamacare oral argument phase.
“This was a train wreck for the Obama administration. This law looks like it’s going to be struck down,” Toobin said on CNN. “All of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong.”"Take every prediction with a grain of salt, especially those made in response to oral arguments.
"The Supreme Court is slated to rule on the case before the term concludes this June."
Sen. Ted Cruz rallies religious freedom activists at the Supreme Court in support of Hobby Lobby ..."Cruz pointed out that the Obama administration had given Obamacare exemptions to powerful special interests, but refused to exempt people of faith from the contraception mandate."
Hobby Lobby, freedom, and compulsion
"As the so-called “Hobby Lobby case” (which also includes another defendant, a company called Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation) reaches the Supreme Court, several excellent summaries of the underlying issues have been created. The Heritage Foundation produced a short video, which begins with the interesting approach of pointing out that the families who own these companies are the true defendants in this case, not faceless corporate interests:
Sen. Patty Murray: 'Stunning to Me' That 9 Justices Will Decide Hobby Lobby Case - ... "Murray said the "compelling" question for her is, "Should a private CEO of a corporation or their shareholders' religious rights trump the right of employees?' "
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