Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear two cases from for-profit corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties, challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement to cover contraceptives on religious grounds. On Tuesday, March 11, two weeks before the hearings, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a public briefing and panel discussion from 9:30am-11:00am ET in its Washington, DC office to discuss the implications of these court cases on the ACA, corporate and individual religious protections, and civil rights.
Welcome and Introduction
• Alina Salganicoff, Ph.D. (Moderator),Vice President and Director, Women’s Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
An Overview of the Contraceptive Coverage Requirement and Legal Challenges
• Laurie Sobel, J.D., Senior Policy Analyst, Women’s Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its Application to These Cases
• Marci A. Hamilton, J.D., Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Possible Rulings and Outcomes
• Tom Goldstein, J.D., Publisher SCOTUS blog, Partner Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
Panel Discussion on Implications
When: Tuesday, Mar 11, 9:30 -11:00 a.m. EST
(Registration and breakfast beginning at 9 a.m.)
Where: Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Kaiser Family Foundation Offices
1330 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
(one block west of Metro Center)
RSVP: Please register online to attend this event in person.