Ninth Circuit Court Upholds COVID-19 Shot Mandate
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected a challenge to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) COVID-19 shot mandate. The Los Angeles public school system is the largest in California and mandated the controversial shot for all employees in 2021.1 The mandate was issued after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
COVID Shot Religious Objection Lawsuit Revived for Employee Fired by Federal Reserve
A New York Federal Court of Appeals has revived a portion of a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Two Federal Reserve Bank employees, Jennifer Diaz and Lori Gardner-Alfred, had sued the bank, alleging that they were illegally fired for claiming they had religious objections to the COVID-19 shots. The 2nd U.S. […]
U.S. Appellate Court Blocks Injunction Against Federal Agencies Acting to Censor Free Speech
Freedom of speech in the United States was delivered a blow on July 14, 2023 when a U.S. Federal Appeals Court issued a temporary stay blocking a preliminary injunction which limited the U.S. Justice Department’s communication with social media companies seeking to remove “content containing protected free speech.” The Appellate Court panel of Judges, Judge […]
Mayor of New York City Sued for Discriminatory ‘Key To NYC’ Vaccine Mandate
New York Mayor, Eric Adams, has been sued by 18 plaintiffs including five Orthodox Jews and a Roman Catholic who are suing on behalf of their minor children over the ‘key to NYC’ vaccine mandate. The plaintiffs, who are suing the mayor in federal district court in Brooklyn, claim that the vaccine passport system is […]
Federal COVID Vaccine Mandates Blocked by Several U.S. Courts
During the past two weeks, more courts across the United States have blocked enforcement of the current Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. On Nov. 30, 2021, in a 34-page ruling, a U.S. District Court judge in Monroe, Louisiana issued a temporary injunction pending resolution of the legal challenge by 14 state attorney generals to the […]
Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Temporarily Halts Biden Vaccine Mandate
On Nov. 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, covering parts of Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, put a temporary stop to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate announcing…