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[ January 16, 2025 ] West Virginia Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Religious Exemptions From Mandatory School Vaccinations ADVOCATZ
[ January 15, 2025 ] Kristin Barnett Refused The COVID Vaccine and Wins Her Appeal To Return To Work With a Religious Accommodation ADVOCATZ
[ January 15, 2025 ] U.S. Labor Department Announces That its Occupational Safety and Health Administration Has Terminated its COVID-19 Healthcare Rulemaking ADVOCATZ
[ January 14, 2025 ] When My Notes Were Seized By the NYC Department of Education as Violation of FOIL by Betsy Combier ADVOCATZ Op-Ed
[ January 12, 2025 ] Jonathan Turley on Free Speech and Attorney General v Hood ADVOCATZ

Kristin Barnett Refused The COVID Vaccine and Wins Her Appeal To Return To Work With a Religious Accommodation

January 15, 2025 Betsy Combier 0

4th Circuit Reverses Trial Judge’s Dismissal, Revives Religious Accommodation Suit against Inova Health after BLG Oral Argument ORDER- 4TH CIRCUIT COA In a unanimous opinion published Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit […]

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When My Notes Were Seized By the NYC Department of Education as Violation of FOIL by Betsy Combier

January 14, 2025 0

The post below is not new, but I love it for the sheer audacity of former NYC DOE General Counsel Michael Best for allowing two pages of my personal notes to be ripped out of my […]

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A For Accountability Award

January 11, 2025 0

In 2005 the E-Accountability Foundation was created in order to reward individuals and groups for standing up to adversity and fighting for individual due process rights. More specifically, the A For Accountability Award is given […]

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Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024

January 1, 2025 0

In 2002 I created “The Who Are You Kidding Award” to highlight two things – one, the corruption and fraud going on in New York City, and two, the fact that everyone loves getting Awards, […]

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West Virginia Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Religious Exemptions From Mandatory School Vaccinations January 16, 2025
‘Huge Win’: West Virginia Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Religious Exemptions West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, on his first full day in office, issued an executive order allowing for religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations, [...] The post West Virginia Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Religious Exemptions From Mandatory School Vaccinations appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Kristin Barnett Refused The COVID Vaccine and Wins Her Appeal To Return To Work With a Religious Accommodation January 16, 2025
4th Circuit Reverses Trial Judge’s Dismissal, Revives Religious Accommodation Suit against Inova Health after BLG Oral Argument ORDER- 4TH CIRCUIT COA In a unanimous opinion published Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [...] The post Kristin Barnett Refused The COVID Vaccine and Wins Her Appeal To Return To Work With a Religious […]
Betsy Combier
U.S. Labor Department Announces That its Occupational Safety and Health Administration Has Terminated its COVID-19 Healthcare Rulemaking January 16, 2025
January 15, 2025 News Release US Department of Labor terminates COVID-19 healthcare rulemaking WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has terminated its COVID-19 healthcare rulemaking. On June [...] The post U.S. Labor Department Announces That its Occupational Safety and Health Administration Has Terminated its COVID-19 Healthcare Rulemaking […]
Betsy Combier
When My Notes Were Seized By the NYC Department of Education as Violation of FOIL by Betsy Combier January 14, 2025
The post below is not new, but I love it for the sheer audacity of former NYC DOE General Counsel Michael Best for allowing two pages of my personal notes to be ripped out of my [...] The post When My Notes Were Seized By the NYC Department of Education as Violation of FOIL by Betsy […]
Betsy Combier
Jonathan Turley on Free Speech and Attorney General v Hood January 12, 2025
Constitutional Law, Free Speech January 12, 2025 New Hampshire Supreme Court Rejects Hate Speech Enforcement The New Hampshire Supreme Court just handed down a victory for free speech in Attorney General v. Hood. As is often the [...] The post Jonathan Turley on Free Speech and Attorney General v Hood appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
In Ohio, Teacher Vivian Geraghty Refused To Put Her Religious Beliefs Aside, Was Terminated, Then Wins $450,000 January 12, 2025
Geraghty v. Jackson Local School District Board of Education Ohio school district coughs up $450K to settle free speech case with teacher After being forced to resign over compelled pronoun usage policy, Vivian Geraghty, represented [...] The post In Ohio, Teacher Vivian Geraghty Refused To Put Her Religious Beliefs Aside, Was Terminated, Then Wins $450,000 […]
Betsy Combier
A For Accountability Award January 11, 2025
In 2005 the E-Accountability Foundation was created in order to reward individuals and groups for standing up to adversity and fighting for individual due process rights. More specifically, the A For Accountability Award is given [...] The post A For Accountability Award appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024 January 1, 2025
In 2002 I created “The Who Are You Kidding Award” to highlight two things – one, the corruption and fraud going on in New York City, and two, the fact that everyone loves getting Awards, [...] The post Betsy Combier OPINION: The Who Are You Kidding Award and NYC Department of Education 2024 appeared first […]
Betsy Combier
Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY December 17, 2024
Whenever I read about another teacher who has been reassigned and ordered to be evaluated at a Section 913 exam by Dr. Randall Solomon, I shudder. I know the unethical procedure used by Dr. Solomon, [...] The post Dr. Randall Solomon and His 913 Scam: The case of a Beloved Teacher in Bridgehampton NY appeared […]
Betsy Combier
Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines December 9, 2024
Judge U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas has ordered the FDA to produce its “emergency use authorization” (“EUA”) file to a group of scientists who want to see the information that the [...] The post Texas Federal Court Judge Orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Disclose More Information on the […]
Betsy Combier