Showing posts with label Religious exemption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious exemption. Show all posts
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...
Friday, April 10, 2026

4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia's Compulsory Vaccination Law That Excludes Religious Exemptions

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In Perry v. Marteney ,  (4th Cir., April 8, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that West Virginia's l...
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...
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...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Lower Court Applies Supreme Court's Classroom Religious Opt-Out Decision

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In Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools , (D MA, Dec. 30, 2025), a Massachusetts federal district court, relying on the Supreme Court's r...
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 ...
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,...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Massachusetts Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Vaccine Exemption Claim

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In June v. UMass Memorial Healthcare System ,  (MA App., Sept. 29, 2025), a Massachusetts state appellate court reversed a trial court's...
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...
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...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Challenge To Narrow Religious Exemption in Maryland Employment Law Is Dismissed In Part

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In General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton ,  (D MD, June 18, 2025), a Maryland federal district court denied a preliminary i...