Democracy’s Digital Forum: Twitter Reaction to #SCOTUS Ruling on Hobby Lobby

Philip Wegmann / June 30, 2014

This morning, #SCOTUS (aka U.S. Supreme Court) went viral. As the high court handed down its decision on the Obamacare mandate, politicians, pundits and private citizens took to Twitter to spread the news. Since the announcement, democracy’s digital forum continues to explode with tweets about the decision. We curated a few below:

HOBBY LOBBY WINS AT #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/SP0bRxhZNc

— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) June 30, 2014

Glad to hear #SCOTUS ruled in favor of #HobbyLobby. A big win for religious freedom.

— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) June 30, 2014

Disturbed by #HobbyLobby decision allowing some CEOs to deny women employees contraceptive care based on religious belief #notmybossbusiness

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) June 30, 2014

The lawyers of the Hobby Lobby case celebrating the landmark decision for #ReligiousFreedom and #HobbyLobby pic.twitter.com/TKr2yz3N2E

— CWA LAC (@CWforA) June 30, 2014

Supreme Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Hobby Lobby Case http://t.co/bX8DY8cWll

— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanT_Anderson) June 30, 2014

The access to contraceptives is not a moral issue, it’s a health issue. #HobbyLobby

— Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) June 30, 2014

We stand with #HobbyLobby in taking on the Obama Mandate! Congrats on the win at the Supreme Court! pic.twitter.com/2u6jEMUzov

— Right to Life (@nrlc) June 30, 2014

At SCOTUS, birth control isn’t your bosses business…unless you want your boss to pay for it pic.twitter.com/WxNm26j1DH

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 30, 2014

Natch. A bunch of dudes want to force family biz to give out ‘free’ ella. #ReligiousFreedom #NotMyBossBusiness pic.twitter.com/DeRLg69aFZ

— Greg Scott (@ADFmedia) June 30, 2014

Religious liberty prevails pic.twitter.com/6iMzybaIlB

— Laura Trueman (@TruLaura) June 30, 2014

We’re not going to let a handful of extreme bosses & politicians turn back the clock. Forward, not backward. #notmybossbusiness

— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) June 30, 2014

#SCOTUS‘s #HobbyLobby shows how systemic bias. religious & political, perpetuate patriarchal regulation of women’s bodies as public resource

— Soraya Chemaly (@schemaly) June 30, 2014

Media circus still going strong at #SCOTUS an hour after the big victory for #ReligiousFreedom. pic.twitter.com/IskzZvJUaN

— Rya? Nic?oLs (@JetSetterRyan) June 30, 2014

Thank you to all of our supporters. Your prayers and words of encouragement have been such a blessing. pic.twitter.com/M1CtkTBmhJ

— Hobby Lobby Case (@HobbyLobbyCase) June 30, 2014