Colorado Firm Wins Ruling on Birth Control Insurance
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A Colorado company won a judge’s ruling preventing the federal government from requiring it to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives as part of its employee-health plan.
U.S. District Judge John L. Kane in Denver temporarily blocked the requirement for Hercules Industries Inc., a family-owned maker of heating and ventilation equipment. The company challenged the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a constitutional violation of religious liberty.