I feel this is a pretty open and shut case and I think the Obama administration has made a huge mistake. This a clear violation of the free exercise clause of the 1st amendment that protects religious freedom. The newly approved HHS mandate requires all Catholic institutions that do not exclusively serve Catholics to pay for contraception and... abortion inducing drugs for all employees.

This means that all Catholic Hospitals, Schools, and Charitable organizations would either have to 1. violate their religious teachings by funding abortions, 2. turn away non-Catholics at the door thus abolishing their ability to participate with society at large, or 3. Close down completely.

None of those 3 options constitute Religious Freedom. The Supreme Court would certainly overturn this mandate, especially in light of the 9-0 ruling in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC But my guess is that the Obama Administration will back track on this mandate long before it reaches the Supreme Court. It is a bad sign for a liberal President when even Chris Matthews is excoriating your decision on MSNBC.