Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Supreme Court Decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

by Gary Kopycinski on June 30, 2014

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Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case today. The Court decided that closely-held, for-profit corporations can deny their employees access to contraceptives based on the corporations’ religious objections. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the decision: