3rd Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Business' Contraceptive Mandate Challenge

As reported by Fox 43 News, on Thursday the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius. An audio recording of the full oral arguments are now available. (.wma file). In the case, a Pennsylvania federal district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage mandate in a suit brought by a small wood specialties manufacturing company and its five Mennonite Christian owners. (See prior posting.) The 3rd Circuit refused to grant a stay pending appeal. (See prior posting.)