Showing posts with label COVID-19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label COVID-19. Show all posts
Monday, July 27, 2026

9th Circuit: Employee Adequately Alleged Religious Objections to Covid Vaccine

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In Weiss v. The Permanente Group ,  (9th Cir., July 24, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a California fede...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

9th Circuit: Plan to Convince Vaccination Objectors to Reconsider Did Not Show Hostility To Religion

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 In Seagraves v. Wahington State Department of Children, Youth and Families ,  (9th Cir., July 21, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appe...
Friday, July 17, 2026

2nd Circuit: Supreme Court's Title VII Test Was Not Applied by Trial Court in Religious Accommodation Case

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In Bergin v. New York State Unified Court System ,  (2d Cir., July 15, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a York federal d...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

11th Circuit Rejects Claim That Covid Requirements Violated Employees' Religious Beliefs; Criticizes Counsel's Briefing

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 In Akerlund v. Atlas Air, Inc. ,  (11th Cir., July 10, 2026), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a suit broug...
Thursday, July 02, 2026

7th Circuit: Bus Driver Gave No Religious Reasons for Rejecting Covid Vaccine

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In Snyder v. Chicago Transit Authority , (7th Cir., June 30, 2026), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the firing of a Chicago Tra...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Cert. Denied Over Dissent of 3 Justices in Covid Vaccine Mandate Controversy

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Doe v. Hochul  , (Docket No. 24-1015, certiorari  denied 6/29/2026) over a dissenting opin...
Thursday, June 04, 2026

2nd Circuit: Denial of Covid Vaccine Religious Exemption Because of Undue Hardship Triggers Only Rational Basis Review

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In Vesterman v. New York City Department of Education ,  (2d Cir., June 3, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismiss...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Adversarial Questioning of Employees Claiming Religious Accommodations Violated Title VII

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In Matilde M. v. Burgum ,  (EEOC Federal Sector, May 15, 2026), the EEOC in an appeal from a finding by the Bureau of Indian Education, held...
Friday, May 08, 2026

9th Circuit: Requested Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate Would Have Imposed Undue Hardship

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In Williams v. Legacy Health , (9th Cir., May 6, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a hospital system's refusal to gran...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed in Covid Religious Exemption Case

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) has been filed in Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue,  (Sup. Ct., filed 4/16/2026). In...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Coast Guard Enters Settlement in Suit Over Religious Exemptions from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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This week the Coast Guard entered a Settlement Agreement ( full text ) with three Coast Guard members who brought a class action contending ...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

9th Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Vaccine Mandate Case

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In Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center , (9th Cir., April 15, 2926), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied both a panel rehearing...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

2nd Circuit: Claims by Judge Who Was Denied Covid Vaccine Exemption Are Dismissed

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In Mora v. New York State Unified Court System , (2nd Circuit, March 30, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal...
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...
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...
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...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Denial of Access to Clergy During Covid Lockdown Did Not Violate Inmate's Free Exercise Rights

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In Johnson v. Ellis ,  (D NJ, Oct. 15, 2025), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a claim by a pre-trial detainee that his free ex...
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,...