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Judge tosses federal employee’s lawsuit against Biden for COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a federal employee that challenged the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating vaccination against COVID-19 for federal workers. Although Brian Brass of Jefferson County characterized the vaccination requirement as enslavement and “rape,” U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney last month followed the lead of other federal…
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10th Circuit weighs whether CU medical school’s vaccine mandate burdens free exercise of religion
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Although a trial judge believed the University of Colorado was not obligated to accommodate more than a dozen medical students and staff whose religious beliefs opposed vaccination for COVID-19, the federal appeals court based in Denver appeared less supportive of the school on Wednesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Federal judge tosses contractors’ challenge to Denver vaccine mandate
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A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to Denver’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for contractors providing services to the city, healthcare facilities and schools. Denver argued that the lawsuit should not proceed because the half-dozen construction trade associations who claimed the city’s order was unenforceable and unconstitutional had not demonstrated the city’s public health orders…
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Judge tosses lawsuit over military vaccination mandate
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A federal judge in Colorado threw out a lawsuit from two service members seeking to halt the “forcible inoculation” of military employees and prevent the U.S. Department of Defense from requiring vaccinations for people who already contracted COVID-19. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore found that the plaintiffs had reportedly received or were being…
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Judge allows anti-vaxers to remain anonymous while challenging CU vaccination policy
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The public will not know the identities of the University of Colorado medical staff and students who are challenging the institution’s vaccination policy, after a federal judge acknowledged a hostile climate exists toward people who choose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Eleven women and seven men have filed a lawsuit alleging the unconstitutionality of…
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Judge tells construction contractors to explain why they can challenge Denver’s vaccine mandate
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Organizations representing Colorado’s construction industry contractors are challenging the City and County of Denver’s vaccine mandate for workers who provide services to the city, schools and hospitals. The trade organizations are claiming the policy will “create chaos” for construction across Denver, forcing anti-vaccine employees out of the workforce and delaying city projects. Consequently, they are…
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Polis walks back comment that it’s not public health officials’ job to require masks
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday walked back comments he made in an interview with Colorado Public Radio, in which he said it isn’t public health officials’ job to require wearing a mask. In a statement issued hours after the transcript of the interview was published, Polis’s office said the governor meant it’s not the role…
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Douglas County school board passes resolution to end mask mandate
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Driven by a newly elected majority, the Douglas County school board passed a resolution to largely end its mask mandate early Wednesday morning, closing a months-long saga that included lawsuits and the dissolution of a regional health department. After a seven-hour meeting that stretched past midnight, the board voted to first change its policy guiding…
