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Cite as:  573 U. S. ____ (2014) 

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SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting 
Order in Pending Case 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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No. 13A1284 
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WHEATON COLLEGE v. SYLVIA BURWELL,
 
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
 
SERVICES, ET AL. 

ON APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION 

[July 3, 2014] 

The application for an injunction having been submitted
to  JUSTICE  KAGAN  and  by  her  referred  to  the  Court,  the 
Court  orders:  If  the  applicant  informs  the  Secretary  of 
Health  and  Human  Services  in  writing  that  it  is  a  non-
profit  organization  that  holds  itself  out  as  religious  and 
has  religious  objections  to  providing  coverage  for  contra-
ceptive services, the respondents are enjoined from enforc-
ing against the applicant the challenged provisions of the 
Patient  Protection  and  Affordable  Care  Act  and  related 
regulations  pending  final  disposition  of  appellate  review. 
To  meet  the  condition  for  injunction  pending  appeal,  the 
applicant  need  not  use  the  form  prescribed  by  the  Gov-
ernment,  EBSA  Form  700,  and  need  not  send  copies  to 
health insurance issuers or third-party administrators. 

The  Circuit  Courts  have  divided  on  whether  to  enjoin
the requirement that religious nonprofit organizations use 
EBSA Form 700.  Such division is a traditional ground for 
certiorari.  See S. Ct. Rule 10(a).

Nothing  in  this  interim  order  affects  the  ability  of  the
applicant’s employees and students to obtain, without cost, 
the full range of FDA approved contraceptives.  The Gov-
ernment  contends  that  the  applicant’s  health  insurance
issuer  and  third-party  administrator  are  required  by
federal  law  to  provide  full  contraceptive  coverage  regard-
less  whether  the  applicant  completes  EBSA  Form  700.