When the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of a company called Hobby Lobby in 2014, it was hailed by conservatives as a win for the religious freedom of business owners.
Critics of the decision said it dealt a major blow to the rights of employees to access reproductive healthcare.
But there's more to this case than meets the eye.
Has the Hobby Lobby case rewritten the rules about what a corporation actually is?
Guest: Associate Professor Steve Kourabas, Deputy Director, Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Monash University
Case: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 573 U.S. 682 (2014)
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