Update (April 19): A federal district court has decided in favor of Seneca Hardwood Lumber Company, ruling that the family business is "likely to succeed on the merits" of its challenge to the contraceptive mandate. The court said current exemptions are "‘woefully underinclusive' and therefore does not serve a compelling government interest."

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In a ruling noted by Religion Clause for bringing "several new twists" to the ongoing legal fight over the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive mandate, a Pennsylvania federal district court has ruled that a for-profit business owner may proceed with his lawsuit even as the court dismissed the case of Geneva College and another for-profit business owner in the same ruling.

In essence, the court issued three separate rulings for the college, Seneca Hardwood Lumber Company, and WLH Enterprises, which had all filed jointly against the Department of Health and Human Services, objecting to the mandate that employer-provided health insurance plans ...

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