Justices act in other health law mandate cases (AP)

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Justices act in other health law mandate cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed that its decision a day earlier extending religious rights to closely held corporations applies broadly to the contraceptive coverage requirement in the new health care law, not just the handful of methods the justices considered in their ruling.

The justices did not comment in leaving in place lower court rulings in favor of businesses that object to covering all 20 methods of government-approved contraception.

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Tuesday's orders apply to companies owned by Catholics who oppose all contraception. Cases involving Colorado-based Hercules Industries Inc., Illinois-based Korte & Luitjohan Contractors Inc. and Indiana-based Grote Industries Inc. were awaiting action pending resolution of the Hobby Lobby case.

They are among roughly 50 lawsuits from profit-seeking corporations that object to the contraceptive coverage requirement in their health plans for employees. Contraception is among a range of preventive services that must be included in the health plans, at no extra cost to workers.

The justices also ordered lower courts that ruled in favor of the Obama administration to reconsider those decisions in light of Monday's 5-4 decision.

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1. Yahoo gets it worng, again.

As far as I know, Conestoga's owners aren't Catholics. They're Mennonite.

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2. Yeah. Yet the piece doesn't say Conestoga's owners are Catholics. It mentions 3 other companies.

"Tuesday's orders apply to companies owned by Catholics who oppose all contraception. Cases involving Colorado-based Hercules Industries Inc., Illinois-based Korte & Luitjohan Contractors Inc. and Indiana-based Grote Industries Inc. were awaiting action pending resolution of the Hobby Lobby case."

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3. It says:

"Tuesday's orders apply to companies owned by Catholics who oppose all contraception."

Yesterday's decision was a result of the Hobby Lobby case. Conestoga was a part of the same lawsuit as Hobby Lobby. Therefor, the decision yesterday affected more than companies "owned by Catholics."

It's not a big deal, but if Yahoo is going to report news, they should report accurate news.