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Liberty Counsel Leads the Fight Against Shot Mandates

Liberty Counsel leads the way in fighting against the unlawful shot mandates across America through strategic lawsuits and demand letters on behalf of health care workers, federal employees, military personnel, students and more.

The COVID shots cannot be mandatory under authorization of emergency use (EUA). On March 27, 2020, the Health and Human Services (HHS) declared that circumstances exist justifying the EUA of drugs and biological products for COVID-19. That means people must be told the risks and benefits, and they have the right to decline a medication that is not fully licensed. All of the COVID-19 shots (Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson) have received only EUA authorization and not full FDA approval. The federal Emergency Use Authorization law and the FDA, including the FDA Fact Sheet, state unequivocally that each person has the “option to accept or refuse” the shots. In addition to federal law, the FDA includes the Nuremberg Code and the Helsinki Declaration on its website, emphasizing the fact that people cannot be forced to take experimental drugs without their full consent.

1. All existing Pfizer vials (in the hundreds of millions), remain under the federal Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (meaning people have the “option to accept or refuse”).

2. The third or “booster” Pfizer shot is identical to the above and remains under the EUA with limited use to certain categories of people.

3. BioNTech received FDA approval for people ages 16 and above under the name Comirnaty, but there are no Comirnaty doses available in the United States.

4. Moderna received FDA approval under the name Spikevax, but there are currently no doses available in the United States.

5. There is currently NO FDA approved COVID-19 injection available anywhere in the United States. Every COVID shot in America remains under the EUA law and thus people have the “option to accept or refuse” them.

6. Even when an FDA approved COVID shot becomes available, individuals are protected by federal law and many states laws from being forced to get these shots based on their sincere religious beliefs or conscience rights.

COVID shots also cannot be mandatory under Title VII. In general, employee vaccine religious exemption requests must be accommodated, where a reasonable accommodation exists without undue hardship to the employer, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Many people hold sincere religious beliefs against taking any vaccines, or taking those derived from aborted fetal cell lines, or taking those sold by companies that profit from the sale of vaccines and other products derived from abortion. Title VII, as amended, prohibits two categories of employment practices. It is unlawful for an employer: “(1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; or (2) to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.”

Many people hold sincere religious beliefs against taking any vaccines, or taking those derived from aborted fetal cell lines, or taking those sold by companies that profit from the sale of vaccines and other products derived from abortion. Employees may claim religious exemptions under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. This law applies to all levels of the federal government.

HELP FUND THE FIGHT!

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Shot Mandates

Mat Staver discusses Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit on behalf of the military,
federal employees and civilian contractors with Steve Bannon on the War Room!”

Mat Staver on The Water Cooler at Real America's Voice

Mat Staver discusses Liberty Counsel’s class action lawsuit against Biden,
Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, on behalf of the military,
federal employees and federal civilian contractors, on Real America’s Voice with David Brody.”

LC Attorney Harry Mihet joined Steve Bannon on the War Room

to discuss “the existential battle of our time” regarding the illegal COVID shot mandates across the nation.
Harry said, “When people of faith stand up they are still able to make a difference and win.”

LC Attorney Harry Mihet joins Shannon Bream on 'Fox News @ Night'

to discuss Liberty Counsel's lawsuit against Biden and the DOD on behalf of the military, federal employees and civilian contractors.

RESOURCES

Legal Help for Religious Exemptions from Vaccinations

Resources and Research about COVID Shots

MEDIA

Attorney Discusses Lawsuits in NY and What You Can Do if Your Employer is Demanding You Get the Jab (AUDIO)

Defending Our Defenders: Supporting Our Military in the Shot Mandate War (ARTICLE)

‘National Catastophe’: Thousands of Healthcare Heroes Threatened with Termination (ARTICLE)

Lawsuit Looms for Texas Children’s Hospital after Denying Staff COVID Shot Religious Exemptions (ARTICLE)

More Methodist Health System Workers Win Against Forced COVID Vaccine (ARTICLE)

Roger Gannam Discusses the Status of Religious Exemptions for the COVID Vaccine (VIDEO)

Demand Letter Leads Methodist Health System to Honor Religious COVID Vaccine Exemptions (ARTICLE)

PRESS RELEASES

Lawsuits

NAPLES ORCHESTRA

Naples Orchestra Sued Over COVID Shot Mandate

Musicians Seek Injunction Against Orchestra for Shot Mandate

FEDERAL / DOD

Military Brass Give Evasive and False Testimony During Committee Hearing

Congressional Committee Summons Military Brass Regarding Vax Mandate

Marine Class Action Lawsuit Recent Developments

DOD Memo Rescinds COVID Shot Mandate

Army Plaintiffs Receive Relief From Shot Mandate

Rescinding Military COVID Shot Mandate Is Not Enough

Appeals Court Upholds Air Force Members Relief from Shot Mandate

Members' Request for Relief

Lawmakers Demand

Accountability for U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Members Seek Class Relief From DOD Shot Mandate

DOD Appeals U.S. Marines COVID Shot Mandate Case

DOD Inspector General Issues Blistering Report on Religious Exemptions

Federal Contractor Shot Mandate Will Not Be Enforced

Court Protects Air Force Class From Shot Mandate

Report Reveals Multiple Military COVID Shot Injuries

U.S. Marine Corps Commanders Defy Court Order for Shot Mandate

U.S. Marines Win Class Protection from Shot Mandate

U.S. Marines Continue To Fight for Freedom From Shot Mandate

Marine Hearing on Extended Relief From Discharge Over Shot Mandate

U.S. Marine Granted Emergency Relief From Discharge and Eviction

Court Grants Air Force Class Protection From Shot Mandate

U.S. Coast Guard Members Seek Class Relief From Shot Mandate

Court Grants Air Force Service Members Relief from Shot Mandate

U.S. Marines Seek Class Relief from COVID Shot Mandate

Air Force Cadet Seeks Extended Relief from Shot Mandate

LC Files Brief at Appeals Court in Navy SEAL 1 Case

DOD HIV and "Transgender" Policies Underscore Religious Discrimination

The Battle for Military Class Action Continues

DOD’s Desperate Attempt To Dismiss Navy SEAL 1 Case

DOD Using Shot Mandates to Purge the Best from the Military

LC Files Brief for Air Force Cadet Hearing on Shot Mandate

Immediate Military Class Action Relief Needed

Air Force Cadet Gets Court-Ordered Relief from Shot Mandate

Court Grants Marine Captain Relief in Navy SEAL 1 Case

What’s Next for Federal Employee Shot Mandate

Air Force Cadet Seeks Relief from Shot Mandate

OH Court Grants Air Force Members Protection from Shot Mandate

Court Grants Marine Captain Immediate Relief From Shot Mandate

DOD Loses Bid To Set Aside Injunction

Court Urged to Grant Class Certification To Protect the Military

TX Court Grants Navy Class Certification Protection from Shot Mandate

Liberty Counsel’s Military Case Differs From SCOTUS Ruling

More Service Members Seek Relief in Navy SEAL 1 Case

DOD’s Shot Mandate Violates the Law

Navy Commander in Full Command of His Ship

Dramatic Testimony in Military Shot Mandate Case

Liberty Counsel Returns to Court in Military Case

Court Rips DOD in Military Case

Defense Department Seeks Stay Against LC’s Military Plaintiffs

Court Urged to Grant Military Class Action Relief

Court Grants Preliminary Relief to Service Members in Navy SEAL 1 Case

Court Orders More Documents from DOD in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden

Emergency Relief Extended in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden

Military Continues to Deny Religious Exemptions

Court Rules Military Discriminatorily Denying Religious Exemptions

Court Grants Service Members Emergency Relief in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden

Court Orders DOD Response by Today in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden

Amended Complaint Filed in Military and Federal Contractors Case

Military Denied Every Religious Exemption from Shot Mandate

DOD Continues to Threaten Military Entitled to Religious Exemption

Military Under a Microscope and Federal Employees Entitled to Religious Exemption

Military, Federal Employees and Contractors Need Immediate Relief

Court Gives DOD Extensive Homework Before Navy Seal 1 v. Biden Hearing

Military, Federal Employees and Civilian Contractors Sue Biden

Liberty Counsel Challenges Biden’s Unlawful Shot Mandates