50 pages. "[B]ased on the sparse record before us, there is a strong argument that given the government's legitimate interest in the provision of contraceptive coverage to women without cost to them, notice to the government would strike the proper balance between legitimate governmental and sincere religious interests. That was the accommodation sought and received by Wheaton College... All of Notre Dame's suggested alternatives would impose significant financial, administrative, and logistical obstacles by requiring women to sign up for separate coverage either with a government agency or with another private insurer. Such obstacles were considered by the Supreme Court in Hobby Lobby in support of the same accommodation that Notre Dame refuses to accept.... The burden of establishing an entitlement to a preliminary injunction was of course on the university, not on the government. The burden has not been carried." [Notre Dame v. Burwell, No. 13-3853 (7th Cir. May 19, 2015)]

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