February 07, 2022
A group of service members has pushed back in Florida federal court against the government's motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the shots, insisting it had established its basis to challenge the agencies' actions in court.
January 06, 2022
A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied the federal government's bid to stay discovery in a lawsuit from 16 service members challenging the U.S. Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying the government failed to adequately support its request.
December 02, 2021
A Florida federal judge said Thursday that the 16 service members who sued to stop the U.S. Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate cannot proceed anonymously in the litigation because their fear of retaliation is not enough to outweigh the customary openness in judicial proceedings.
November 15, 2021
A federal judge in northern Florida has said he will not halt the U.S. Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate while considering a legal challenge from 16 service members, saying the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on any of their various claims.
October 21, 2021
The federal government has urged a Florida federal court to deny a request from 16 service members to proceed anonymously in their case seeking to overturn the U.S.Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, saying they have not provided valid justification.