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Oct 8, 2021 There are currently no fully FDA-approved licensed COVID shots available. All COVID shots remain under federal Emergency Use Authorization, meaning individuals have the “option to accept or refuse” the product. On September 22, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a follow-up letter to the original approval to Pfizer pharmaceutical company that stated, … Read more
10/06/2021 3:00PM EST Today, Defending the Republic, through our local counsel, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government – including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, III, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock – on behalf of 16 active-duty military service members in support of their right to refuse the unconstitutional and … Read more
The hearing for Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit on behalf of more than 1,500 New York health care workers against Governor Kathy Hochul, Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker, Trinity Health, Inc., New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, Inc. (NYP), and Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services, P.C., has been set for Tuesday, October 19 in … Read more
Gov. Hochul wants “you to be my apostles” Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order last night declaring a statewide disaster emergency which allows unlicensed health care workers from other states and countries “to practice in New York State without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure.” During a press conference Governor Hochul … Read more
Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to Mercy Health on behalf of 14 employees and numerous others who have been unlawfully denied religious exemption from the COVID shot mandate without explanation or ability to appeal. Liberty Counsel’s clients are slated to be suspended today. However, Liberty Counsel is prepared to take legal action if this … Read more
Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to NorthShore University HealthSystem on behalf of 14 health care workers and numerous others who have been unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate. NorthShore must immediately obey the law and provide reasonable accommodations to its employees to avoid litigation. In their religious exemption … Read more
Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to Riverside Healthcare on behalf of six employees and numerous others who have been unlawfully discriminated against regarding religious exemptions and accommodations from the COVID shot mandate. Riverside has invited its health care workers to request exemption from the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy by submitting Riverside’s “Religious/Strongly Held Beliefs … Read more
Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) on behalf of seven employees and numerous others who have been unlawfully denied religious exemption from the COVID shot mandate without explanation or ability to appeal. SIH advised its health care workers that their deadline to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 injection … Read more
Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to Texas Children’s Hospital on behalf of three health care workers and numerous others regarding its unlawful denials of religious exemptions for the COVID shot mandates. The three employees represented by Liberty Counsel submitted their religious exemption requests in a timely manner, and all were unlawfully denied without explanation. … Read more