Legislators in Arkansas have a simple question before them: if pharmaceutical executives deliberately withhold knowledge of a product’s adverse effects, should they be criminally liable if patients suffer serious harm from the product? The federal government effectively sold the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial to the largest lobbying force in the country. A primary purpose […]
Vaccine Mandates
Unvaccinated Djokovic Stands Firm, Wins Australian Open a Year After Being Deported
Tennis player Novak Djokovic on Sunday won his tenth Australian Open men’s singles tennis title, marking his 22nd Grand Slam win and tying him with Rafael Nadal atop the all-time list. Djokovic was detained, deported, kicked out of Australia, and prevented from participating in the 2022 Australian and U.S. Opens because he refused to get […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis Calls on Lawmakers to Permanently Ban COVID Mandates in Florida
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 17 called on legislators to implement “common-sense legislation” to make permanent COVID-19 freedoms in Florida. “This strong pro-freedom, anti-mandate action will permanently protect Floridians from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, protects parents’ rights, and institutes additional protections that prevent discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccine status,” DeSantis said […]
Military Refusers Held the Line Against COVID Vaccine Mandates
The President signed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, which was sent to his desk with bipartisan support. This is the most profound chance each year that the Congress has to force the political appointees and generals who run the Armed Forces to adjust how they manage the force, changes they would otherwise […]
Republicans Threaten to Block Military Spending Bill Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Nearly 20 Senate Republicans are threatening to block the annual defense authorization bill (NDAA) unless Congress agrees to end its COVID vaccination mandate for military members and reinstate troops dismissed under the policy. The NDAA sets the spending policies and priorities for the military each year and has been passed annually for over 50 years. […]