September 04, 2024
A Second Circuit panel on Wednesday voiced some skepticism of a bid to revive a New York state judge's lawsuit over his "exile" after he failed to get a religious exemption from the court system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
September 19, 2023
A federal judge on Tuesday tossed a former New York state judge's COVID-19 vaccination suit against the New York State Unified Court System, ruling his equal protection allegations weren't adequately backed up in light of the system's vaccination policies.
May 03, 2023
A New York judge who was barred from court after refusing COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds urged a Manhattan federal court Wednesday to deny the state court system's motions to toss his First Amendment lawsuit, describing the defendant's arguments as "fatally flawed."
April 06, 2023
A New York judge can't pursue defamation claims against the manager of an ophthalmology office who complained to the state court system about a dispute sparked by the judge's refusal to wear a mask, according to a ruling.
February 28, 2023
A suit filed by a Poughkeepsie state judge who refused to comply with his courthouse's vaccination policy and says he was wrongly denied a religious exemption should be dismissed for being moot and barred by the 11th Amendment, the New York Attorney General's Office said Tuesday.
December 09, 2022
An unvaccinated New York judge who flouted a ban on entering his courthouse maskless has filed suit in Manhattan federal court against the state court system after he was denied a religious exemption and had his judicial duties reduced to lesser hearings.