Christian college resumes battle against Obama healthcare plans
The United States Supreme Court has revived a Christian college's challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms.
The United States Supreme Court has revived a Christian college's challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms.
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The court ordered the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, to consider the claim by Liberty University in Lynchburg that Mr Obama's proposed healthcare law violates the school's religious freedoms.
A federal district judge rejected Liberty's claims and the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the lawsuit was premature and never dealt with the substance of the school's arguments.
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