Showing posts with label Immunity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immunity. Show all posts
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...
Saturday, February 25, 2023

FBI Agents Have Qualified Immunity in Suit by Muslims Placed on No-Fly List for Refusing to Spy on Their Communities

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On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court (see prior posting ), a New York federal district court in Tanvir v. Tanzin , (SD NY, Feb. 24, 2023), ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Street Preacher Loses His Free Speech Lawsuit

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In Sessler v. City of Davenport ,  (SD IA, Nov. 22, 2022), an Iowa federal district court dismissed a suit for damages and injunctive relief...
Thursday, October 06, 2022

5th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments On Alabama COVID Limits On Religious Gatherings

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 On Oct. 3, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio of full arguments ) in Spell v. Edwards.  Former Alabama Supr...
Monday, October 03, 2022

Qualified Immunity Protects Defendants Who Denied Religious Exemptions From COVID Vaccine Mandate

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In Jane Does 1-11 v. Board of Regents of the University of Colorado ,  (D CO, Sept. 29, 2022), a Colorado federal district court dismissed a...
Sunday, October 02, 2022

6th Circuit Affirms That County Clerk Kim Davis Had No Qualified Immunity Defense

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In Ermold v. Davis , (6th Cir., Sept. 29, 2022), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Kentucky federal district court decision t...
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

11th Circuit: Muslim Prison Chaplain Loses Suit Over Exclusions From Execution Chamber

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In Maisonet v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections ,  (11th Cir., Sept. 16, 2022), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirm...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Religious Discrimination Claims Against Child Protective Services Meet Procedural Hurdles

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In Gautreaux v. Masters ,  (WD TX, Aug. 29, 2022), a Texas federal magistrate judge recommended that the court dismiss some or all of the fr...