The court has correctly cut through the artificial construct which essentially made faith-based organizations...second-class citizens with second-class First Amendment protections.
HHS mandate
Judge Sides with Catholic Health Services against HHS Mandate+
The court entered a permanent injunction prohibiting HHS from “enforcing or implementing the challenged regulations,” thereby protecting CHS from this mandate.

We are still waiting+
Our Catholic institutions, hospitals charities, universities and other agencies of outreach to others, Catholic or not, continue to be at jeopardy.
Health care proposal falls short in meeting Church concerns+
Cardinal Dolan issues statement on "gaps" in proposed changes.

Two Issues: the Poor, and the HHS Mandate+
I was recenty in Washington for the semi-annual meeting of the Bishops’ Committees on Domestic and International issues.