December 03, 2025
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive a suit lodged by a group of police officers claiming Chicago's COVID-19 vaccination policy violated their constitutional and statutory rights, finding their claim had "no legal merit" and that the city rationally treated them differently to stop the spread of the virus to other employees and the public.
May 15, 2025
A Seventh Circuit panel seemed skeptical Thursday that a group of COVID-19 vaccine-exempt police officers in Chicago should be allowed to pursue religious discrimination claims targeting the suspensions and other adverse actions they faced for not reporting their vaccination status in the city's data portal.