Religious Freedom and Closely Held Corporations: The Hobby Lobby Case and Its Ethical Implications

Abstract

Hobby Lobby and its quest for religious freedom captured the attention of a nation for a few moments in late June 2014. The country honed in on the Supreme Court as the Justices weighed the rights of an incorporated, profit-making entity run by devout individuals that objected to particular entitlements granted to women under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), particularly cost-free contraceptives.