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Two diseases, one judgment

Two diseases, one judgment

Consider the world’s two most novel diseases. When the first, Covid-19, traversed the globe with record alacrity, people were both required by law and urged by society to “stop the spread.” Lockdowns. Remote work. Shuttered schools. Masks. Social distancing. Hospitals and nursing homes sealed off

Health care workers denied religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandate settle lawsuit for $10.3M

Health care workers denied religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandate settle lawsuit for $10.3M

A Christian litigation nonprofit announced Friday that it settled the “first classwide lawsuit for health care workers over a COVID shot mandate” in the United States. The settlement awards those workers more than $10.3 million. Liberty Counsel brought the lawsuit against NorthShore University HealthSystem, located in the

The latest on Sister Dede: D.C. has given her a religious exemption from vaccination mandate

The latest on Sister Dede: D.C. has given her a religious exemption from vaccination mandate

Sister Deirdre Byrne, perhaps better known as “Sister Dede,” says that Washington, D.C. officials have accepted her religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers, allowing her to resume her work as a physician and surgeon until 2023.  The Catholic sister learned

Sister Dede’s Medical License Restored, After Temporary Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Sister Dede’s Medical License Restored, After Temporary Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

The religious sister who sued Washington, D.C., for denying her a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers has received a temporary reprieve. Sister Dierdre Byrne, a nun who is also a physician-surgeon and a retired U.S. Army colonel, told the Register the