7 States File Lawsuit Against Birth Control Rule

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CNN reports:

Seven states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the federal government requirement that religious employers offer health insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and other birth control services.

Attorneys general from Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida and Texas filed the lawsuit, along with private plaintiffs including Pius X Catholic High School, Catholic Social Services, The Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America and private citizens Stacy Molai and Sister Mary Catherine.

TPM looked into this case earlier in the week, and experts told us that, barring a departure from judicial precedent, the lawsuits are not likely to go very far.

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