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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 16, 2023

Judge dismissed COVID vaccine religious beliefs, 9th Circuit says

Two San Francisco employees refused to take the Covid-19 vaccine because it was developed using stem cells.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a Monday ruling by a district judge who denied a preliminary injunction sought by two former City and County of San Francisco employees who sued after quitting instead of taking the COVID-19 vaccine due to what they said were religious protections. The panel remanded the decision to Senior U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of Oakland to reconsider the plaintiffs' request.

The underlying complaint by the retir...

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