Tagged with United States Department of Health and Human Services

Rights in Conflict

When do the religious rights of an organization override the religious rights of an individual? Does the health of an employee take second place to the religious or political preferences of an employer? If corporations are people for the purposes of political contributions, are they also people for … Continue reading →

Penalties Aren’t Taxes

Today in Virginia, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson struck down the compulsory insurance provision of the PPACA as unconstitutional. In particular, he noted that the "tax" for noncompliance was explicitly a penalty, according to the law as written, and thus is not actually a tax. Instead, he … Continue reading →