Derek Reinbold  //  12/24/17  //  Topic Update


Another federal judge blocked a Trump Administration executive order that would allow employers with religious objections to refuse employee’s contraceptive coverage as a part of healthcare plans. (Politico)  

  • Linda Greenhouse (NYT) notes how this ruling by Judge Beetlestone and recent D.D.C. rulings on access to abortion showcase the importance of federal judges.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

Advocacy groups sued the Department of Education over its sexual assault guidance. HHS's new religious freedom division constitutes a new attack on women's health, wrote Jamille Fields at The Hill.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

Another federal judge blocked a Trump Administration executive order that would allow employers with religious objections to refuse employee's contraceptive coverage as a part of healthcare plans.

Updates | The Week of October 30, 2017

11/5/17  //  Daily Update

Notre Dame University ended contraception coverage for students and staff after the Trump administration rolled back the contraception coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act.