Tag: constitutional rights

Michigan School Leaders Grapple With Lack of Consensus on Mask Mandates

Split public opinion on mask mandates has put Michigan’s school board members and administrators between a rock and a hard place. As school doors reopened earlier this month, the divide between those for and against masks has triggered protests in several communities. In Manchester, Michigan, a small town near Ann Arbor, a group of roughly…


Red States Brace to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Nearly all Republican-led states have voiced opposition to the vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden last week. Many of them have vowed to fight the mandate in court, but held back on voicing specific legal strategies as details of the Biden administration’s policy remain unknown. The mandate would require businesses with more than 100…


States Gear Up for Legal Fight Over Vaccine Mandate

Nearly all Republican-led states have voiced opposition to the vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden last week. Many of them have vowed to fight the mandate in court, but held back on voicing specific legal strategies as details of the Biden administration’s policy remain unknown. The mandate would require businesses with more than 100 employees…


Students Sue Catholic University for Denying Them Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A group of students are suing Creighton University, a Jesuit Catholic institution in Nebraska, for refusing to grant them religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The lawsuit was brought against Creighton by four female students who alleged that they received “arbitrary and disparate treatment” because of their religious objections to COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, the…


US Military Court Rules Bump Stock Isn’t a Machine Gun

A U.S. military court ruled that bump stocks, or devices that can increase the rate of fire in some semi-automatic firearms, are not machine guns despite the federal government in 2018 having issued the rule. The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals on Sept. 9, in the case of U.S. v. Ali Alkazahg, said that…


Purdue University Warns of Disciplinary Action Over Non-Compliance With COVID-19 Testing

Three weeks into the fall semester, Purdue University said it has warned or taken disciplinary action against about 300 students and employees who failed to comply with its COVID-19 surveillance testing policies. In a Sept. 10 news release, the Indiana-based public university said the vast majority of Purdue students are in compliance with its public…


Californians Protest Forced Vaccinations of Police

Almost 100 people gathered in front of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) headquarters on Sept. 8 to protest the government’s policy of forcing frontline officers, such as police officers and healthcare workers, to be vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. California over the past few months has continuously attempted to implement a…


Biden to Announce Even More COVID-19 Measures This Week: Surgeon General

President Joe Biden will announce more COVID-19 measures before the United Nations General Assembly meets this week, said U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Murthy did not say what new measures would be announced by Biden. Last week, the president issued several executive orders mandating that federal contractors, federal workers, and…


Courts Will Rule Against Biden on Vaccine Mandate Penalties: Alan Dershowitz

Courts will likely agree that the federal government has the authority to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates but will argue that the rules and penalties cannot be enforced, said Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz. President Joe Biden last week said that he will direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to mandate that employees…


NY Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies as Maternity Workers Resign Over Vaccine Mandate

A hospital in Upstate New York won’t have the capacity to deliver babies after six employees in its maternity ward resigned instead of taking the COVID-19 vaccine as part of an executive order handed down by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo several weeks ago. Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville said that it will work with…