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Harrigan wastes no time filing 1st bill as freshman congressman
Harrigan introduced a bill to reinstate service members discharged who refused the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Top NC court skeptical that federal law blocks teen’s forced COVID vaccination suit
North Carolina Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday that a federal law blocks a 14-year-old boy and his mother from pursuing a lawsuit based on the teen's forced vaccination against COVID-19.
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Judge allows portion of religious discrimination lawsuit against NC Symphony to proceed
A federal judge will allow three former members of the North Carolina Symphony to proceed with their lawsuit against the Symphony and the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The musicians say they lost their jobs because they refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Children’s health group, GOP lawmakers support teen in forced COVID vaccination case
A national nonprofit children’s health group and eight Republican state lawmakers are supporting a Guilford County teen in his case at the North Carolina Supreme Court. The teen was forced to take a COVID-19 vaccine shot in 2021 against his will and without parental consent.
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Teen disputes federal immunity in forced COVID vaccination lawsuit
A Guilford County teenager and his mother challenge the argument that a federal law blocks their lawsuit over the teen’s forced COVID vaccination. They filed a new brief Tuesday with the North Carolina Supreme Court, which agreed in May to hear the case.
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State’s high court will take up teen’s forced COVID vaccination case
The North Carolina Supreme Court will consider the case of a Guilford County teenager who was vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021 despite his objections and without parental consent. A court order Thursday confirmed that the high court will take up the case of Tanner Smith, who was 14 when he faced the forced vaccination.
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Forced COVID vaccination case brings up issues of federalism
A mother and teenage son fighting a forced COVID vaccination in court will have to overcome the impact of a 2005 federal law.
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Eight GOP lawmakers urge NC Supreme Court to take forced vaccination case
Eight Republican members of North Carolina’s House of Representatives would like to see the state Supreme Court take up a case dealing with the forced COVID vaccination of a 14-year-old boy in 2021. Lower courts have ruled against the teen and his mother.
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Appeals Court rules against mother who sued Guilford schools over son’s forced vaccination
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against a mother who sued the Guilford County school board and Old North State Medical Society over her teenaged son’s forced COVID-19 vaccination in 2021. Appellate judges agreed that a federal law protected both defendants from legal liability.
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Symphony, state department seek dismissal of lawsuit linked to COVID-related firings
Both the North Carolina Symphony and the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from three former symphony members. The musicians contend they were fired for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Mother’s suit shows COVID legal battles are far from over
A lawsuit at North Carolina's second-highest court tackles the forced vaccination of a 14-year-old high school football player.
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Guilford mother wants NC Appeals Court to revive COVID vaccine suit involving son
A Guilford County mother urges the N.C. Court of Appeals to allow her to proceed with her lawsuit against the Guilford school board and Old North State Medical Society. The suit contends her teenage son was forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
