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An enlightened conversation about vaccination, health and autonomy

Amish Threaten to Leave New York as Vaccine Mandate Case Heads to Supreme Court

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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New York’s Amish community of approximately 25,000 people has stated that continued enforcement of the state’s school vaccine mandate that does not ...

Florida Attorney General Demands Catholic Schools Accept Religious Vaccine Exemptions or Lose Voucher Funding

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Florida Attorney General Demands Catholic Schools Accept Religious Vaccine Exemptions or Lose Voucher Funding
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on July 31, 2026 demanding ...

Pennsylvania Makes School Vaccine and Exemption Rates Public

by Rishma Parpia
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Pennsylvania Makes School Vaccine and Exemption Rates Public
As vaccine exemptions continue to increase across Pennsylvania and public health officials warn about the risk of diseases spreading, the ...

Amish Families in New York Lose Religious Vaccine Exemption Case

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
37 Comments on Amish Families in New York Lose Religious Vaccine Exemption Case
Amish Families in New York Lose Religious Vaccine Exemption Case
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a group of Amish families for the ...

Workers Fired for Refusing COVID Shot Receive $4.25 Million Payout

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Workers Fired for Refusing COVID Shot Receive .25 Million Payout
On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that A G Equipment Company, (AG) a compressor ...

Tech Company Agrees to $15 Million Settlement in COVID-19 Shot Bias Claim

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Tech Company Agrees to Million Settlement in COVID-19 Shot Bias Claim
An unidentified technology company has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve a federal investigation into alleged discrimination tied to ...

Supreme Court Revives Religious Exemption in NY Amish Student Case

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Supreme Court Revives Religious Exemption in NY Amish Student Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed and remanded a lower court decision to uphold a law that denied Amish children ...

Flip-Flopping Religious Exemptions for West Virginia School Children

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Flip-Flopping Religious Exemptions for West Virginia School Children
West Virginia government officials have been at war over religious exemptions to vaccine mandates for school-aged children. In November 2025, ...

Fifth Circuit Court Reinstates COVID Shot Mandate Religious Discrimination Case

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Fifth Circuit Court Reinstates COVID Shot Mandate Religious Discrimination Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a religious discrimination case against the military’s COVID-19 shot ...

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