National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, 142 S. Ct. 661 (2022) I. Introduction On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court published a landmark ruling regarding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a division of the U.S. Department of Labor. …
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Supreme Court Presages Broad Religious Exemptions to State and Local Non-Discrimination Provisions
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pa., 141 S. Ct. 1868 (2021). I. Introduction In Fulton, both the district court and court of appeals held in favor of the defendants, citing Employment Division v. Smith as controlling precedent regarding “neutral laws of general applicability.” Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 320 F. Supp. 3d 661, 704 (E.D.…