catholic diocese of cheyenne

Without a court-ordered injunction blocking the Affordable Care Act, Catholic organizations will be forced to either sign up with third-party insurers offering contraception and abortion services or pay penalties, attorneys for the Diocese of Cheyenne told a federal judge in Casper on Wednesday...

A federal judge will hear arguments in Casper on Wednesday about the Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne's request for a preliminary injunction to block the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl will hear from attorneys from the diocese who claim the Act and contraception-related mandates by potential third-party insurers would violate church teachings...

The U.S. Attorney of Wyoming on Monday urged Catholic organizations in Wyoming to take a chill pill, because the Affordable Care Act doesn't require them -- contrary to their concerns -- to offer birth control services contrary to church teachings...

Catholic organizations in Wyoming want federal court to block the scheduled July implementation of the Affordable Care Act because contraception-related mandates by  third-party insurers would violate church teachings. Attorney Paul Hickey filed the motion for preliminary injunction last week for the Diocese of Cheyenne, which covers all Wyoming, and other plaintiffs. The...