Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2013-02-19 Thread Angela C Carmella
the machinery of the state to compel the believing employer to put up the money to pay for them. Blessings, Derek From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:22 AM To: re

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-05 Thread Stuart Buck
M To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Well, if the claim of a religious burden is -- as the plaintiffs in virtually all of these cases has alleged -- based upon the notion

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-05 Thread hamilton02
aw Yeshiva University 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Douglas Laycock To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics ; hamilton02 Sent: Thu, Oct 4, 2012 12:09 pm Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-04 Thread Marty Lederman
Cathy Kaveny asked me to send along this reaction to some of the issues we've been discussing: Hi all, This is a fascinating discussion. I'm sorry I can't participate more because I have to get ready for a couple of talks. So I'll limit myself to three quick points. 1. Is the cooperation permis

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-04 Thread Douglas Laycock
Marci, you are arbitarily singling out different steps in a parallel sequence of events. Thomas was asked to help assemble tank turrets. Others would put the turrets into tanks. Still others, maybe, would use the tanks to kill people. Or maybe not. The bishops' view is that they are being as

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-04 Thread hamilton02
12) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Marty Lederman To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Thu, Oct 4, 2012 11:25 am Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Marci: As this th

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-04 Thread Marty Lederman
> > > > Marci A. Hamilton > Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law > Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law > Yeshiva University > 55 Fifth Avenue > New York, NY 10003 > (212) 790-0215 > hamilto...@aol.com > > > -Original Message- > From: Gaubatz, De

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-04 Thread hamilton02
10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Gaubatz, Derek To: religionlaw Sent: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 2:47 pm Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Dear Marci, The substantial burden theory here is

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Sanford Levinson
k [mark.scarbe...@pepperdine.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 4:44 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: 'M Cathleen Kaveny' Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" A “following orders” d

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Scarberry, Mark
edu> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:26 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: M Cathleen Kaveny Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial bu

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Alan Brownstein
or Law Academics' Cc: 'M Cathleen Kaveny' Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Well, Marty's response at least seems to agree that saving money doesn't take away the claim. Does following

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
34-243-8546 > > ** ** > > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto: > religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Marty Lederman > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 4:57 PM > > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Cc

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Douglas Laycock
t includes it. Douglas Laycock Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law University of Virginia Law School 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-243-8546 From: b...@jmcenter.org [mailto:b...@jmcenter.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:23 PM To: Dougla

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
22903 > > 434-243-8546 > > ** ** > > *From:* religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto: > religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] *On Behalf Of *Marty Lederman > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:26 PM > > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academi

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Douglas Laycock
mp; Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: M Cathleen Kaveny Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" If I understand the Catholic doctrine, Doug, in your hypothetical the church will have chosen to save the $200,000 by

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Alan Brownstein
w-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Lund Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 9:41 AM To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substanti

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
e, VA 22903**** > > 434-243-8546**** > > ** ** > > *From:* b...@jmcenter.org [mailto:b...@jmcenter.org] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:23 PM > *To:* Douglas Laycock > *Subject:* RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA > Mandate--interpreting &q

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Douglas Laycock
580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-243-8546 From: b...@jmcenter.org [mailto:b...@jmcenter.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:23 PM To: Douglas Laycock Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Doug, tha

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
ilto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:22 AM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" The "burden" in these cases

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
w-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:22 AM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" The "burden" in these cases is a newly conf

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
w-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of hamilto...@aol.com<mailto:hamilto...@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:22 AM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial b

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
sts.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" The "burden" in these cases is a newly configured theory of burden, wherein the believer is attempting to alter a n

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
w-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu>] On Behalf Of b...@jmcenter.org<mailto:b...@jmcenter.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:36 PM To: Law & Reli

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Christopher Lund
rd, there are special problems with them being forced to provide it. From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religio

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread b...@jmcenter.org
h we’re on. > > > > Best, > > Chris > > > > From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:10 AM > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Ac

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Christopher Lund
ourt unanimously finds that to be a burden. Of course, none of this speaks to the sincerity or the compelling-interest parts of it. From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:59 AM To: Law

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Scarberry, Mark
Marty Lederman Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 7:49 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" That's the point, Mark. The employer freely, and without objection, enters

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
la.edu] *On Behalf Of *Marty Lederman > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 7:49 AM > > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA > Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" > > ** **

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
Chris: You and Marc raise absolutely valid points about doctrine during the Sherbert/Yoder era: The argument I'm suggesting (I'm not advocating it yet -- merely thinking it through) is in at least some tension with the sheet-metal/turrets portion of *Thomas*, and perhaps the burden discussion in

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Scarberry, Mark
gion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" That's the point, Mark. The employer freely, and without objection, enters into an employment contract with the employee to pay wages in exchange

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Christopher Lund
f Of Marty Lederman Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:03 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Well, if the claim of a religious burden is -- as the plaintiffs in virt

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Volokh, Eugene
ionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 7:49 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Steven Jamar
On Oct 3, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Scarberry, Mark wrote: > But it simply is not the case that the alleged burden is use of the > employer’s money mediated by independent decisions of others. It’s the > requirement that the employer enter into a contract that subsidizes actions > that the employer be

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Ira Lupu
Re: Chris Lund's question about Lee -- The Amish take care of their own who are disabled or no longer able to work. They didn't want to pay twice -- once for FICA contributions, and again in their own community. And the FICA contributions were earmarked for just that use. Employers objecting to

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
gion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA > Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" > > ** ** > > Well, if the claim of a religious burden is -- as the plaintiffs in > virtually all of these cases has alleged -- b

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Scarberry, Mark
12 7:03 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Well, if the claim of a religious burden is -- as the plaintiffs in virtually all of these cases has alleged -- based

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Christopher Lund
Can I ask a quick question for people like Marci, Marty, and others who doubt the existence of a “substantial burden”? What about United States v. Lee? The Amish object to paying Social Security taxes. The government makes them. The decision to use the taxes for Social Security is the gove

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2012-10-03 Thread hamilton02
niversity 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Marty Lederman To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 10:04 am Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting &qu

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Marty Lederman
boun...@lists.ucla.edu] *On Behalf Of *b...@jmcenter.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:36 PM > > *To:* Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > *Subject:* Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA > Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" &

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-03 Thread Douglas Laycock
: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Doug, Would your view -- expressed in the third paragraph of your post -- be different if the HHS mandated contraceptive covera

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread b...@jmcenter.org
Doug, Would your view -- expressed in the third paragraph of your post -- be different if the HHS mandated contraceptive coverage, preventive care, etc. actually saved the employer money rather than cost the employer money? Would saving money (i.e., reduced insurance premium) be a substantial burd

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Conkle, Daniel O.
: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of hamilto...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 2:32 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
Dear Marci, If you look back at what I stated below, I was not using the definition of “religious exercise” to alter what “substantial burden” means.   Instead, the point is that the Act provides a broad definition of what religious exercise may not be substantially burdened.   Therefore, the s

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Alan Brownstein
eGirolami Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:44 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Chip raises a problem I've been having a hard time understanding too. A "b

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of hamilto...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:12 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Doug--The government in Bowen require

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Ira Lupu
15 > hamilto...@aol.com > > > -Original Message- > From: Ira Lupu > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 1:02 pm > Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA > Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden&qu

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
atz, Derek To: Religionlaw Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 12:42 pm Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Dear Chip, Thomas is not mentioned in the findings of RFRA, but it’s holding is certainly incorporated into the definit

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Ira Lupu To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 1:02 pm Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Christopher Lund
f Of Ira Lupu Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:10 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" The formal "findings" in RFRA reference Sherbert and Yoder, but

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Ira Lupu
; > Chip > > > > > > Marci A. Hamilton > Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law > Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law > Yeshiva University > 55 Fifth Avenue > New York, NY 10003 > (212) 790-0215 > hamilto...@aol.com > > > -Original Message- &g

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
esus Christ. From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:10 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religiou

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Gaubatz, Derek
f an honest conviction that such work was forbidden by his religion." Mark S. Scarberry Professor of Law Pepperdine Univ. School of Law -----Original Message- From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lis

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Alan Brownstein
eligionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 5:28 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Thanks for the clarification,

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2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
Academics' Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:43 am Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" One does not have to believe that early abortions kill human beings to recognize the profound significance of performing, a

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Douglas Laycock To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:42 am Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--int

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
5 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Marc DeGirolami To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 11:45 am Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantia

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Marc DeGirolami
rden other than the degree to which the claimant is willing to suffer for his or her beliefs? Marc From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:10 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academ

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2012-10-02 Thread Scarberry, Mark
Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" I think Lyng (which explicitly relies on Bowen) is indeed relevan to a substantial burden analysis, because it states that even a potentially disastrous burden is not the sort of burden

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Ira Lupu
urt in this context is to determine > whether there was an appropriate finding that petitioner terminated his > work because of an honest conviction that such work was forbidden by his > religion." > > Mark S. Scarberry > Professor of Law > Pepperdine Univ. School of Law &g

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Scarberry, Mark
quot; Mark S. Scarberry Professor of Law Pepperdine Univ. School of Law -Original Message- From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Jamar Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 5:43 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sub

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Douglas Laycock
Law Yeshiva University 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Douglas Laycock To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 12:38 pm Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challen

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Douglas Laycock
To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" A characterization of abortion as "a killing," is a religious assessment, not a medical or constitutional category. A fetus i

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
Original Message- From: Douglas Laycock To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 12:38 pm Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Oops. Writing too fast. What I

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Steven Jamar
Rick, I understand the first part -- on which much of the disagreement has centered. (One can make the distinctions some are advocating, but should one is the hard part (for some). Drawing the line elsewhere makes more sense to others of us.) But I'm not sure how the second part works. If a

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2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
shiva University 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Rick Garnett To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:19 am Subject: RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--int

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread Rick Garnett
ogs: Prawfsblawg Mirror of Justice -Original Message- From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas Laycock Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 8:01 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Re

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-02 Thread hamilton02
School of Law Yeshiva University 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 hamilto...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Douglas Laycock To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:30 pm Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Ma

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Douglas Laycock
On the law we have, the employer buys the insurance policy. Different policies cover different packages of benefits. These employers feel morally responsible for the package they buy. Of course they are generally entitled to define their own religious beliefs. But in any event, that sense of

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Steven Jamar
So it is just a question of line drawing after all. A. Is it at taxation with taxes paying for things you don't like? B. Or is it paying a salary or wages that will be used by some for things you don't like? C. Or is it providing mandated benefits for things you don't like? D.

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Marty Lederman
Thanks for the clarification, Doug. I had missed that particular part of the exchange. On the distinction you suggest, I think that the characterization of the requirement as "purchasing a package of services" does not fairly describe what's going on here. Or at the very least, this is nothing l

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Douglas Laycock
My post on the analogy between exemption from military service and exemption from abortion was addressed to Marci's claim that there should be nothing special about objection to abortion. That is a much broader claim than just the ACA issue. And there are people in the pro-choice movement pushi

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Marty Lederman
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Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Douglas Laycock
NY 10003 >(212) 790-0215 >hamilto...@aol.com > > > > >-Original Message----- >From: Marty Lederman >To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics >Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 1:49 pm >Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA >Mandate--in

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Christopher Lund
ligionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of hamilto...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 4:28 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Chris-- I take it you are arguing that for

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread hamilton02
aw & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 1:49 pm Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Rob's thoughts are well worth reading -- he puts his finger on a bunch of questions that are

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Alan Brownstein
is a better way to deal with the issue. Alan From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 11:52 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challe

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Steven Jamar
u > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of hamilto...@aol.com > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 8:34 AM > To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA > Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Sanford Levinson
: Monday, October 01, 2012 4:28 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Chris-- I take it you are arguing that for every religious prisoner with a dietary restriction, all of them

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread hamilton02
..@aol.com -Original Message- From: Christopher Lund To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 3:39 pm Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Imagine an observant Jew wants a kosher mea

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Christopher Lund
Best, Chris From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 2:52 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpre

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Christopher Lund
that's the church's position, why isn't that a substantial burden? Best, Chris From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marty Lederman Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 2:52 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Marty Lederman
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RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Rick Garnett
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Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Marty Lederman
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RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Rick Garnett
amilto...@aol.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 8:34 AM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu<mailto:religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden" Religious groups and their supporters have been try

RE: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread Douglas Laycock
oad Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-243-8546 From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of hamilto...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 8:34 AM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To AC

Re: Court Rejects Religious Liberty Challenges To ACA Mandate--interpreting "substantial burden"

2012-10-01 Thread hamilton02
Religious groups and their supporters have been trying to water down "substantial" for years. The Alabama rfra doesn't include "substantial" and neither did the failed North Dakota or Colorado initiatives. One of the reasons the latter failed is overreaching, though it is also attributable to