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Private: Prof. Mark Rienzi: A good day for Hobby Lobby — and for the Little Sisters of the Poor and Mr. Muhammad, too

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Mark Rienzi explains that the Hobby Lobby decision on Monday was historic in many ways. The decisions clarified the idea that for-profit corporations can exercise their religion and stands as the first time the Supreme Court addressed the question of substantial burden under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Mark also adds that the decision will positively effect non-profit institutions like the Little Sisters of the Poor as well as non-mandate cases like Holt v. Hobbs.

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