Examiner Editorial: Justice Sonia Sotomayor punts on religious freedom, for now

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Amid a virtual media blackout, dozens of religious freedom lawsuits against Obamacare are making their way through the courts. One of them suffered a small but noteworthy setback last week at the hands of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The owners of Hobby Lobby, a craft store chain, sued to overturn Obamacare’s requirement that all employer-provided health insurance plans cover abortifacient drugs known as the morning-after pill. Their request for an emergency injunction to block this requirement went to Sotomayor, who turned them down.

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