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Federal Court Temporarily Blocks New York's Prohibition on Religious Exemptions from Its Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate
Reason ^ | 09/14/2021 | Eugene Volokh

Posted on 09/14/2021 11:10:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Judge David N. Hurd just decided this in A. v. Hochul; it's a temporary restraining order, to maintain the pre-mandate status quo until Sept. 28, when the preliminary injunction hearing will take place. (The mandate requires a vaccination by Sept. 27 for some covered employees and Oct. 7 for others, so its practical effect may be quite short, if the judge hands out a decision on the preliminary injunction at the hearing or shortly after it.) The order doesn't give detailed reasons, but that's not uncommon in such temporary orders.

Because the rationale for the order has to do with the rights of religious objectors (chiefly under the Free Exercise Clause and under federal employment law), the order suspends the vaccine mandate only as to the state's "enforcing any requirement that employers deny [or revoke] religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination." It doesn't block the mandate more generally.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 84yearsold; covid19; covidstooges; davidhurd; davidnhurd; eugenevolokh; herdimmunity; ndnewyork; newyork; rapinbilljudge; religion; thatswhatihurd; vaccines; voicevote

1 posted on 09/14/2021 11:10:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

See also here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ny-vaccine-rule-must-allow-for-religious-exemptions-us-judge-rules/ar-AAOrcgW?ocid=BingNewsSearch

TITLE: N.Y. Vaccine Rule Must Allow for Religious Exemptions, U.S. Judge Rules


2 posted on 09/14/2021 11:11:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Klintoon judge too. I’m actually surprised.


3 posted on 09/14/2021 11:15:33 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: TexasGurl24

Very interesting.


4 posted on 09/14/2021 11:25:54 AM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

So, just for religious exemptions and nothing else.


5 posted on 09/14/2021 11:30:27 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: TexasGurl24

Doesn’t mean much, just that the judge recognizes that what one side considers permanent, irreversible harm will be incurred before the hearing; it’s in no way an indicator of how he will eventually rule.


6 posted on 09/14/2021 11:30:54 AM PDT by dangus
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To: CatOwner

I just got religion.


7 posted on 09/14/2021 11:34:03 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: SeekAndFind

Biden mandates are simply to provide cover for the Afghanistan disaster and the country destroying bill.


8 posted on 09/14/2021 11:35:36 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: SeekAndFind

Another headline to untwist.


9 posted on 09/14/2021 11:35:40 AM PDT by Luke21
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"Biden mandates are simply to provide cover for the Afghanistan disaster and the country destroying bill."

I can see all those illegals, the new Afghani arrivals, and the rest of the muslim herd already here, claiming religious exemptions.

10 posted on 09/14/2021 11:39:57 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: TexasGurl24

Was wondering about how New York was getting around Title VII. Guess it’s not going to be so easy.


11 posted on 09/14/2021 11:53:37 AM PDT by Fury
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To: dangus

I know what a preliminary injunction is, but one of the other factors is a likelihood of success on the merits.

You are right that it doesn’t necessarily mean they win on the merits but if the judge was going to rubber stamp this, he would have denied the injunction.


12 posted on 09/14/2021 11:55:26 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: SeekAndFind

Also note the names of the Plaintiffs. No full names.

Not sure if that is a procedural issue, or if it’s because Plaintiffs are concerned about retaliation.


13 posted on 09/14/2021 11:55:41 AM PDT by Fury
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To: thegagline

Ha ha. I got receipts (canceled checks).


14 posted on 09/14/2021 12:48:41 PM PDT by Gahanna Bob
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