Showing posts with label Vaccination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vaccination. Show all posts
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...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Court Upholds California's Repeal of Personal Belief Exemption from School Vaccination Mandate

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 In Royce v. Pan ,  (SD CA, March 17, 2025), a California federal district court rejected a free exercise challenge to California's remo...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

2nd Circuit Rejects Amish Challenge to Removal of Religious Exemption from School Vaccine Requirements

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In Miller v. McDonald ,  (2d Cir., March 3, 2025), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that New York state's removal of a religio...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Executive Orders Call for Military Reinstatement of Vaccine Objectors, Military Exclusion of Transgender Individuals

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Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military's Covid-19 Vaccina...
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Kansas Court Says Statute Sets Low Threshold for Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In St. Luke's Health System, Inc. v. State of Kansas ex rel. Schultz , (KS App., Jan. 17, 2025), a Kansas state appeals court held that ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

1st Circuit Accepts Employer's Undue Hardship Defense for Denying Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccination

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In  Rodrique v. Hearst Communications, Inc. , (1st Cir., Jan. 17, 2025), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a Tit...
Wednesday, January 08, 2025

4th Circuit: Covid Vaccine Religious Accommodation Suit Should Not Have Been Dismissed

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 In Barnett v. INOVA Health Care Services ,  (4th Cir., Jan. 7, 2025), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of Title...
Thursday, January 02, 2025

4th Circuit: Abstention Doctrine Does Not Apply in Challenge to No Religious Exemption in Vaccination Law

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In West Virginia Parents for Religious Freedom v. Christiansen ,  (4th Cir., Dec. 31, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ...
Friday, December 27, 2024

EEOC Sues Employer for Refusal to Grant Religious Accommodation to Covid Vaccine Mandate

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The EEOC announced yesterday that it had filed a Title VII lawsuit against the North Carolina-based Rex Healthcare, Inc. for refusing to gr...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Hospital Employee's Vaccine Objections Were Religious

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In  Lavelle-Hayden v. Employment Dept. ,  (OR App., Dec. 18, 2024), an Oregon state appellate court held that a hospital respiratory therapi...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Court Examines Sincerity and Religiosity of Vaccine Objections

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Stynchula v. Inova Health Care Services ,  (ED VA, Nov. 19, 2024), is another of the dozens of cases working their way through the courts in...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Jury Questions Remain in Suit by Casino Worker Fired for Refusing Covid Vaccine

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In   Brown v. MGM Grand Casino ,  ( ED MI, Nov. 18, 2024), a Michigan federal district court refused to grant summary judgment for either pa...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

2nd Circuit Hears Oral Arguments from Amish Seeking Vaccination Exemptions

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The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Miller v. McDonald.  In the case, a...
Monday, November 18, 2024

2nd Circuit Remands Two Plaintiffs' Claims for Improper Denial of Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate

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New Yorkers for Religious Liberty v. City of New York , (2d Cir., Nov. 13, 2024), is a decision on appeals of two cases challenging denials ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Court Asks Parties for More Information on Whether Vaccine Mandate Was Generally Applicable

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In  Rodriguez v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority ,  (ND CA, Nov. 12, 2024), a California federal district court refused to dismi...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

IT Specialist Awarded $12.69M For Denied Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate

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 A Michigan federal district court jury last week awarded damages of $12,690,000 to an IT specialist who was fired from her position after s...
Friday, November 08, 2024

Firefighters Can Move Ahead With Title VII Claims Over Forced Leave to Accommodate Religious Objections to Covid Vaccine

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In Bingham   v. City of San Jose , (CA App., Oct. 30, 2024), a California state appeals court held that five San Jose firefighters who were ...