Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Israel's Supreme Court Orders Drafting of Haredi Men

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Yesterday, Israel's Supreme Court in a controversial ruling ordered the government to end draft deferments that have been given to ultra...
Monday, May 27, 2024

President Issues Memorial Day Prayer for Peace Proclamation

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Today is Memorial Day. Last week, President Biden issued his Memorial Day 2024 Proclamation, titled A Proclamation on Prayer for Peace ( fu...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

National Guard General Seeks $1.6M Damages for Antisemitic Harassment and Termination

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A suit charging antisemitic discrimination was filed last week in a California state trial court by a retired Brigadier General in the Air N...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Army Appeals Court: Poisoning Through Vodou Not Protected by Free Exercise Clause or RFRA

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In United States v. Lindor ,  (ACCA, June 14, 2023), the Army Court of Criminal Appeals rejected appellant's claim that his murder sente...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day Proclamation Issued by President Biden

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Congress has designated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day. President Biden last week issued A Proclamation on Prayer For Peace, Memori...
Saturday, April 01, 2023

Maker of Religious-Themed Military Dog Tags Can Move Ahead with 1st Amendment Claims Against DoD

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In Shields of Strength v. U.S. Department of Defense ,  (ED TX, March 31, 2023), a Texas federal district court allowed a company that manuf...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Military Will Provide Travel Allowances for Service Members Who Need to Travel to Obtain Abortions

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In a press release issued on Feb. 16, the Department of Defense announced that it has issued policy memoranda (full texts 1 , 2 , 3 ) that ...
Friday, December 23, 2022

Army Enjoined from Disciplining Plaintiffs Who Refuse COVID Vaccine on Religious Grounds

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A Texas federal district court this week issued a preliminary injunction preventing the military from taking disciplinary action against ten...
Monday, May 30, 2022

President's Memorial Day Proclamation

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Today is Memorial Day. Last week, President Biden issued a Proclamation titled Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day 2022 ( full text ) which reads...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Marine With Religious Objections To COVID Vaccine Is Denied Preliminary Injunction

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In Short v. Berger , (D AZ, April 22, 2022), an Arizona federal district court refused to grant a preliminary injunction to a Marine Corps m...
Friday, March 04, 2022

Stay Of Injunction Denied In Suit Over Religious Exemptions From Military's Vaccine Mandate

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In Navy Seal 1 v. Austin ,  (MD FL, March 2, 2022), a Florida federal district court refused to stay, pending appeal, an injunction that had...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Settlement Reached In Dispute Over VA Hospital's Display Of Bible

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AP reports that the parties have reached an agreement leading to a New Hampshire federal district court's dismissal of a suit against t...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Two Servicemembers Get Preliminary Injunction Preserving Their Religious Objections To COVID Vaccine

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In Navy Seal 1 v. Austin , (MD FL, Feb. 18, 2022), a Florida federal district court granted a preliminary injunction to two service members ...
Thursday, February 03, 2022

TRO Granted To 2 Military Members Denied Religious Exemptions From Vaccine Mandate

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In Navy Seal I v. Biden ,  (MD FL, Feb. 2, 2022), a Florida federal district court issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the milita...
Friday, December 17, 2021

Defense Authorization Act Requires Religious Exemptions From COVID Vaccine Mandate

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On Wednesday, the Senate gave final approval to S.1605, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( full text ) by a vote...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Military Sued After It Withdraws Permission For Selling Religious-Themed Replica Dog Tags

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Suit was filed this week against the Department of Defense in a Texas federal district court by a company that creates military-themed repli...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Court Defers Ruling On Military's Actions On Religious Exemption Requests From Vaccine Mandate

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In Seal I v. Biden ,  (MD FL, Nov. 22, 2021), a Florida federal district court, after a lengthy discussion of free exercise protection under...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Biden Executive Order Permits Transgender Individuals To Serve In Military

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Yesterday President Biden issued an Executive Order ( full text ) reversing the Trump Administration's 2018 transgender military service...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

DoD Issues Revised Policy On Religious Liberty In Military Services

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On Sept. 1, the Department of Defense issued a revised version of DoD Instruction 1300.17, Religious Liberty in the Military Services . The ...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

DoD Issues New Document On Transgender Military Service

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Last week (Sept. 4), the Department of Defense issued DoD Instruction 1300.28  setting out its current policy on enlistment and service in t...