A group of federal lawmakers, led by Rep. Greg Steube, sent a letter urging the Department of Justice to investigate four states whose laws prohibit religious exemptions from vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. They argue such laws violate constitutional religious freedoms and the Free Exercise Clause.
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Children’s Health Defense filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense, alleging the military systematically denies religious vaccine exemption requests. The suit claims DOD policies violate federal law, constitutional protections, and harm recruitment and readiness.
Children’s Health Defense and a group of parents have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York’s 2019 repeal of religious exemptions for school vaccine mandates, arguing the law is unconstitutional. The suit follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling favorable to religious exemption claims and contends the law forces families to violate their beliefs or deny their children access to education.
The U.S. Supreme Court today reversed a lower court decision against a group of Amish parents and school leaders who challenged the state of New…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. West Virginia could lose $1.37 billion in federal health funding if the state’s health departments don’t follow laws recognizing religious freedom — including religious exemptions…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill to remove religious exemptions to school vaccine mandates and two bills that would allow minors…
Senate Bill 1437 would eliminate all non-medical exemptions as a way to ensure high rates of vaccination coverage. The bill is part of the “governor’s…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. Public support for policies that allow parents of schoolchildren to opt out of vaccinating their kids for medical, religious and personal…
By Dawn Richardson Newly elected West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, within a day of inauguration, issued an executive order1 to establish a process for religious and…
By CHRIS QUEEN In a unanimous ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Israel ruled that the IDF can draft ultra-Orthodox men to serve in…
Employees fired by the City of New York and the New York City Department of Education for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine will learn on Sept.…
By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. New York State Supreme Court Judge Ralph J. Porzio today denied the City’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by New York Department…
By DAVID STROM A lot of parents have been sending their kids to religious schools in order to avoid the excesses of Leftist policies. Well,…
BY BILL PAN A lawsuit filed in Connecticut Superior Court is challenging the state’s removal of the religious exemption from mandatory school vaccinations, which families say is not…
By Beth Brelje Air Force Airmen Sue Biden Administration to Keep Jobs Without COVID-19 Shots The U.S. Air Force motto to “aim high” will be…
By Amber Crawford Three brothers with a proud family history of serving in the military are now preparing to leave the military after being denied…
By Zachary Stieber The U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been blocked for all Navy members seeking religious exemptions. A preliminary injunction that previously covered 35 Navy SEALs now covers some 4,000…
By WND News Services By Bridget Sielicki Live Action News The pro-euthanasia group Dying with Dignity Canada is demanding an end to religious exemptions that allow…