The legal filing is the latest volley in a lawsuit filed by a pair of pastors who challenged Carney's executive authority to set restrictions on religious gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Masterson, 47, maintains his innocence and intends to appeal his convictions.
New policy, if adopted, would also state that employees have "duty to report" colleagues' alleged speech code violations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ordered in 2011 that employers would be required to cover controversial contraceptives and abortifacients through their health care plans for employees.
“The government can’t force a church or any other religious employer to violate their faith and conscience by participating in funding abortion,” ADF Senior Counsel Jeremiah Galus said
"The Supreme Court has never affirmed a government-compelled speech requirement like Vermont’s that applies to a private citizen in her own home," group that sued public university for drag ban tells appeals court.
