
As we’ve mentioned before, we got a recording of Peter Goldberger’s talk on the Hobby Lobby decision from our November 2014 meeting. Now we also have a transcript, which I found absolutely necessary for following the course of Peter’s argument. It’s not an overly complex argument, but seeing it in writing helped me a lot. Here’s a one-paragraph refresher on the case, in case you need it: Both Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Products (whose cases were joined for the appeal to the Supreme Court) argued successfully that, like non-profits, religious employers, and some other exempted employers, they should be able to get an exemption from providing birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, they argued that the […]