San Jose City College Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Discussion
Question Description
I’m working on a business law case study and need a sample draft to help me learn.
Review https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013/13-354
Write a few sentences on each of the following:
IRAC = Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion
1. Issue. What’s the primary legal issue in this case?
2. Rule. What’s the general rule of law that applies to this type of case, i.e., before this case is decided, what’s the background general rule?
3. Analysis. How did the court analyze this case (what were the key principles or facts that the court focused on)?
4. Conclusion. What was the court’s conclusion on the primary issue? Did the court get it right or get it wrong, and why?
Standard IRAC format (primary issue, general rule, analysis, conclusion (of the court, together with your opinion on whether the court got it right).
Hint: this case is not about whether “religious corporations” generally should be exempted from anything. “Religious” corporations are those that engage in some sort of religion-based activity (operating a church, or temple, for example; or a school that teaches in accordance with some religious principles; etc.). They generally are non-profit, tax-exempt entities that were already exempt from the relevant statutory health care requirement that was addressed in the Hobby Lobby case. The Hobby Lobby company is not a “religious corporation” in the traditional meaning of that term – it is a for-profit commercial business. Its owners are a family that has religious beliefs, and they stated that they wanted to operate their commercial for-profit business in accordance with their religious principles. Read the dissents as well as the majority opinion – only the majority opinion expresses the rule/decision of the court, but the dissent helps you get a sense of what was at issue and was decided in this case.
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