 In "Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc." (2014), the Court found that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 exempted Hobby Lobby from aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because those aspects placed a substantial burden on the company's owners' free exercise of closely held religious beliefs.India, as early as 800 BC, granted legal personhood to organizations called "sreni" that operated in the public interest.The late Roman Republic granted legal personhood to municipalities, public works companies that managed public services, and voluntary associations ("collegia") such as the early Catholic Church.