Notre Dame may appeal contraception case SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame is considering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in its challenge to part of the federal health-care law that forces it to cover contraceptives in its health insurance for students and employees. Attorneys for the Roman Catholic university have notified the U.S. District Court in Northern Indiana that they are considering seeking a writ of certiorari that would ask the nation’s highest court to review the decisions …