Showing posts with label Vaccination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vaccination. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Supreme Court Denies Review of RFRA Claims by Military Who Refused Covid Vaccine

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied certiorari in Doster v. Meink , (Docket No.25-446, cert. denied 2/23/2026) and Poffenbarger v. Meink,  (...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

7th Circuit: "Moral" Objections Not Protected By Title VII

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 In Bowlin v. Board of Directors, Judah Christian School ,  (7th Circuit, Feb. 13, 2026), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that mo...
Monday, January 12, 2026

1st Circuit Upholds Denial of Religious Exemptions from Covid Vaccine

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In Brox v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and  Nantucket Steamship Authority , (1st Cir., Jan. 9, 2026), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Ap...
Monday, December 29, 2025

RFRA Challenge to Connecticut Removal of Religious Exemption from School Vaccines Survives

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In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. State of Connecticut Department of Education , (CT Super, Dec. 16, 2025), a Connecticut state trial court di...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

7th Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Conclusory Statements of Religious Belief to Get Religious Exemption

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In Troogstad v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of free exercise clai...
Tuesday, December 09, 2025

Supreme Court Remands Amish Parents' Challenge to Ending of Religious Exemptions from Vaccinations

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. McDonald,  (Docket No. 25-133, Dec. 8, 2025) ( Order List ), granted certiorari , vacated the...
Friday, December 05, 2025

7th Circuit: Chicago's Reporting Requirement for Employees During Covid Pandemic Were Constitutional

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In Kondilis v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employee...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

West Virginia Supreme Court, Pending Appeal, Reinstates No-Religious-Exemption to School Vaccine Mandate

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As previously reported , last month a West Virginia trial court held that the state's Equal Protection of Religion Law requires schools ...
Friday, November 28, 2025

West Virginia Court Says Schools Must Allow Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Requirements

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In Guzman v. West Virginia Board of Education , (WV Cir. Ct., Nov. 26, 2025), a West Virginia state trial court, in a 75-page opinion, held ...
Sunday, October 05, 2025

Supreme Court Term Opens Monday with Several Cases of Interest on Its Docket

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The U.S. Supreme Court's fall term opens tomorrow, Oct. 6. There are a number of cases on the Court's Docket for this term that are ...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Kansas Supreme Court: Expanded Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate Is Not in Conflict with Title VII

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In Powerback Rehabilitation, LLC v. Kansas Department of Labor ,  (KS Sup. Ct., Sept. 26, 2025), the Kansas Supreme Court in a 4-2 decision,...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

9th Circuit: Employee's Objection to Covid Vaccine Accommodation Was Not Religious

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 In Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center ,  (9th Cir., Sept. 23, 2025), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, affirme...
Tuesday, September 02, 2025

9th Circuit Upholds Fire Department's Denial of Religious Exemptions from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue ,  (9th Cir., Sept. 2, 2025), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by eig...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

HHS Pressures West Virginia To Implement Religious Exemptions from Compulsory School Vaccination Law

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 As reported by Med Page Today , the Department of Health and Human Services is pressuring the state of West Virginia to recognize religious...
Thursday, August 07, 2025

5th Circuit: Anti-Vax Belief in Bodily Autonomy Can Support Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim

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In Wright v. Honeywell International, Inc .,  (5th Cir., Aug. 5, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's d...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Cert. Filed In Challenge to Denial of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Kane v. City of New York. (Sup. Ct., cert.  filed...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Mass. Top Court Says Rastafarian Parents Can Bar Vaccination of Their Child Who Is In Temporary State Custody

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In Care and Protection of Eve ,  (MA Sup. Jud. Ct., May 15, 2025), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the Department of Chil...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

West Virginia Governor Tells Schools to Provide Religious and Philosophical Exemptions from Vaccine Requirements

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Last week, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey released a letter ( full text ) addressed to parents, students and school officials reaff...

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 ...
Friday, April 11, 2025

3rd Circuit Rejects Title VII Claim by ER Doctor Who Was Denied Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In Bushra v. Main Line Health, Inc. ,  (3d Cir., April 10, 2025), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a Title VI...