Showing posts with label Immunity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immunity. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Employees' Suit Against School Board for Denying Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Moves Ahead

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Decisions in suits by former employees who were denied religious exemptions from employer Covid vaccine mandates continue to be handed down ...
Thursday, May 08, 2025

Student's Suit Against University President for Antisemitism Needs Additional Allegations

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In Gerwaski v. State of Nevada ex rel. Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education ,  (D NV, May 5, 2025), a Jewish student at...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

RLUIPA and Free Exercise Claims Rejected in Suit by Native American Who Held Religious Objections to Blood Alcohol Test

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In Shash v. City of Pueblo ,  (D CO, March 14, 2025), plaintiff who was a leader in the southern Colorado Native American Community Church o...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

8th Circuit: Damages Available Under RLUIPA When Defendant Received Federal Funds

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In Barnett v. Short ,  (8th Cir., Feb. 28. 2025), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the dismissal of a suit brought by ...
Monday, February 24, 2025

Foster Parent Requirements for Affirming Transgender Children Are Upheld

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Last week, a Vermont federal district court in a series of opinions in two cases focused on challenges to the state's rules on licensing...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Parent May Proceed on Some Challenges to School's Policy on Transgender Students

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In Landerer v. Dover Area School District ,  (MD PA, Feb. 13, 2025), a mother challenged a school board's policy Directive that prohibit...
Thursday, January 16, 2025

No Qualified Immunity Defense to RFRA Claim Is Available

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In Swanson v. Flores ,  (SD CA, Jan. 6, 2025), a California federal district court refused to dismiss a suit for damages brought under the R...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

2nd Circuit: FBI Agents Had Qualified Immunity From RFRA Damages When Muslim Plaintiffs' Religious Objections Were Undisclosed

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In Tanvir v. Tanzin ,  (2d Cir., Oct. 29, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed on qualified immunity grounds a case in whi...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

10th Circuit: Jail Violated Free Speech Rights of Volunteer Minister

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In Jarrard v. Sheriff of Polk County ,  (11th Cir., Sept. 16, 2024), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Georgia jail officials...
Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Connecticut Supreme Court: Constitutional (But Not Statutory) Challenges to Removal of School Vaccination Religious Exemptions Barred by Sovereign Immunity

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In Spillane v. Lamont ,  (CT Sup. Ct., July 30, 2024), the Connecticut Supreme Court in a complicated opinion held that the doctrine of sove...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Qualified Immunity Granted in Denial of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate

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In Babiy v. Oregon Health and Science University ,  (D OR, April 22, 2024), an Oregon federal district court dismissed claims for damages br...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Statutory Changes Allow Suit for Sex Abuse Against Jehovah's Witnesses Congregations

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In C.P. v. Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses , (NJ App., Nov. 15, 2023), a New Jersey appellate court affirmed a trial court's d...

2nd Circuit Remands Free Exercise Claim of Inmate Who Could Not Attend Religious Services

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In Wiggins v. Griffin ,  (2d Cir., Nov. 20, 2023), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a New York federal district co...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Challenge To Maine's Past Covid Restrictions on Churches Is Dismissed

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In In re COVID-Related Restrictions on Religious Services , (DE Super., Aug. 28, 2023), a Delaware Superior Court dismissed a suit challengi...
Friday, August 18, 2023

Challenge To Maine's Elimination of Religious Exemption To School Vaccination Mandate May Move Ahead

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Fox v. Makin ,  (D ME, Aug. 16, 2023), is a challenge to the Maine legislature's removal of religious exemptions from the state's sc...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

6th Circuit: Kentucky Governor Had Qualified Immunity For Covid School-Closing Order

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 In Pleasant View Baptist Church v. Beshear , (6th Cir., Aug. 14, 2023), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Kentucky Governor A...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

9th Circuit: U.S. Has Not Waived Sovereign Immunity For Damages Under RFRA

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In Donovan v. Vance ,  (9th Cir., June 13, 2023), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that claims for injunctive and declaratory reli...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Deputy Has Qualified Immunity In Suit Claiming His Failure to Intervene in Establishment Clause Violation

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 In White v. Goforth , (6th Cir., May 18, 2023), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Goforth had qual...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

3rd Circuit: Qualified Immunity Can Be Asserted in RFRA Case, But Not in This One

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In Mack v. Yost ,  (3rd Cir., March 21, 2023), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held that qualified immunity can be a...
Friday, March 03, 2023

7th Circuit: Protestant Inmate's Prayer Oil Claim Dismissed In Part

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In Greene v. Teslik , (7th Cir., March 2, 2023), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that a Protestant inmate's complaint under...