The hospitals—two with Catholic affiliation and one with Lutheran ties—had argued that their pensions are “church plans” that are exempt from the law and have been treated as such for decades by federal officials.
Sam Hananel - Associated Press
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Supreme Court struggles with church-affiliated hospital pension case
Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding pension plans.
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Judge denies tribes’ request to halt pipeline on religious freedom grounds
The company called the religion argument a “last-minute delay tactic.”