Can business owners assert that their free exercise is being burdened when the coverage mandate is imposed not on them, but on their business? Does the for-profit corporation or LLC have religious beliefs of its own? Does General Motors practice religion? If not, do smaller corporations exercise religion? Or are the small businesses really asserting the religious rights of their owners?
Howard M. Friedman
Howard M. Friedman is a law professor emeritus from the University of Toledo, living in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the editor of Religion Clause blog.