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In Virginia, Some Students Worry About a Future Without Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates

…Others support the change. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, which recently sent a letter to George Mason officials on behalf of a student and professor who wanted the school to rescind its vaccine booster mandate for students, welcomed the university’s decision to reverse its mandate. “NCLA hopes other universities will follow suit and recognize that…
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EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Prohibited From Practicing Medicine Over Vaccination Status Sues Rhode Island

A doctor prohibited from practicing medicine because of his vaccination status is suing Rhode Island to regain his ability to practice. The Rhode Island Department of Health ordered oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Stephen Skoly to cease his critical surgical care on Oct. 1, 2021, after the state denied his medical exemption to the COVID-19…
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Cranston Dentist Who Defied RI COVID Vaccine Mandate Sues for Right To See Patients Again

The Cranston dentist who publicly defied the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health-care workers filed a federal lawsuit Friday that seeks to force the state to let him see patients while remaining unvaccinated. Stephen Skoly, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who had been barred from practicing since Oct. 1, sued in U.S. District Court arguing that the state…
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Fishermen Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Commerce Rule Challenge

A group of New England herring fishermen urged the First Circuit to consider their case against the U.S. Department of Commerce, claiming that a recently created federal monitoring program that measures compliance with federal fishing standards is illegal and places a financial burden on their business. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Three Major Virginia Universities Scrap COVID Booster Mandate After AG Calls Them Unlawful

Three major Virginia universities have scrapped their COVID booster mandates — and COVID vaccine mandates in general — after the state’s attorney general advised that the public institutions cannot mandate them under current law… Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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