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  1. February 07, 2022

    Service Members Defend Challenge To Vax Approval, Mandate

    A group of service members has pushed back in Florida federal court against the government's motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the shots, insisting it had established its basis to challenge the agencies' actions in court.

  2. January 06, 2022

    Feds Denied Discovery Stay In Challenge To DOD Vax Mandate

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied the federal government's bid to stay discovery in a lawsuit from 16 service members challenging the U.S. Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying the government failed to adequately support its request.

  3. December 02, 2021

    Military Members Can't Fight DOD Vax Mandate Anonymously

    A Florida federal judge said Thursday that the 16 service members who sued to stop the U.S. Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate cannot proceed anonymously in the litigation because their fear of retaliation is not enough to outweigh the customary openness in judicial proceedings.

  4. November 15, 2021

    Fla. Judge Denies Injunction Against DOD Vax Mandate

    A federal judge in northern Florida has said he will not halt the U.S. Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate while considering a legal challenge from 16 service members, saying the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on any of their various claims.

  5. October 21, 2021

    Feds Oppose Service Members' Anonymity In Vaccine Suit

    The federal government has urged a Florida federal court to deny a request from 16 service members to proceed anonymously in their case seeking to overturn the U.S.Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, saying they have not provided valid justification.

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