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COVID-19
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Drug & Device Law
Second Circuit Dismisses Suit Challenging Twitter Shutout of Covid-19 Policy Critic
We have covered several vaccine cases over the last few months, but Berenson v. Gottlieb et al., 2026 WL 3135334 (2d Cir. Oct. 20, 2026), is of a different sort. The plaintiff…
Deandra Grant Law – Texas Criminal Defense & DWI Defense
Judge Kitchens Admonished Over COVID Vaccine Order
The post Judge Kitchens Admonished Over COVID Vaccine Order appeared first on Deandra Grant Law.
Rivkin Rounds
$500 Million Fraud Case Highlights Continued Scrutiny of COVID-19 Testing
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 24 that the Chief Operating Officer of Fast Lab Technologies, LLC pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection…
Drug & Device Law
We Would Get Sanctioned If We Behaved Like That
Several years ago, the Blog started posting fairly regularly about decisions challenging vaccine mandates and policies enacted by a range of public and private entities. The reason why there was…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Gave Adequate Notice Of Religious Belief In Refusing COVID Vaccination
By Tony Oncidi
Weiss v. The Permanente Med. Grp., Inc., 182 F.4th 1139 (9th Cir. 2026) Permanente initially granted employee Mimi Weiss a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, then requested supplemental…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
2nd Circ. Amends Decision on Motive for Failure-to-Accommodate Cases, No Religious Animus Required
By By: Leslie A. Lajewski, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The Second Circuit amended its July 2026 decision, clarifying that the decision was not meant to establish that a heightened motive requirement exists for failure-to-accommodate cases. The court…
Religion Clause
Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Religious Exemption from Required Covid Vaccine
This week, the Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Perry v. Dordt University, (IA Sup. Ct., argued 9/15/2026). (Video of full oral arguments.) In the case, nursing student Andrew…
Foley & Lardner LLP
SBA Bars Future Loans in Coordination with DOJ Crackdown on PPP Borrowers
By Pamela L. Johnston, Lisa M. Noller, Luke D. Shadley
Barred from Future Federal Loans. On September 14, 2026, Vice President JD Vance announced in Kansas City that the Trump administration will suspend roughly 870,000 individuals suspected of defrauding COVID-era…
Religion Clause
In Covid Vaccine Case, 9th Circuit Concurrence Argues for Overruling Smith v. Employment Division
In Lewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, (9th Cir., Sept. 11, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury's verdict against the Bay Area Rapid Transit…
Drug & Device Law
PREP Act Comes Full Circle for “Counter-Culture” Expert in COVID-19 Treatment
By Eric Hudson
About four years ago we posted about a decision in which the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s injunction requiring the administration of a certain medication to treat…