The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously Saturday that a temporary injunction blocking new laws limiting Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s emergency powers was improper, and it remanded the case with instructions to dissolve the injunction. Beshear declared a state of emergency on March 6, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following legal challenges brought by [...]

A disability rights group filed a complaint in federal district court on Tuesday against Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting government agencies from issuing a mask mandate. Disability Rights Texas filed the lawsuit on behalf of 14 Texas school children, all of whom have disabilities or medical conditions that put them at increased risk [...]

The Texas Supreme Court imposed temporary stay orders in favor of Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday allowing his executive order banning schools and governmental officials from requiring masks to stand. After a Texas judge granted restraining orders against the mask mandate ban, Abbot filed petitions to challenge the restraining orders, first in the Fifth Court [...]

It’s official. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled from his residence at 24 Sussex Drive, his family in tow, to Rideau Hall Sunday to officially ask Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve the 43rd Parliament and trigger a snap election. Voting day is scheduled for September 20. Candidates have the next five weeks to appeal [...]

The US Supreme Court issued an emergency order on Thursday blocking part of New York’s eviction moratorium aimed at protecting renters from eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the emergency order, thousands of renters will potentially face eviction. The emergency order will remove the “self-attestation” ability for renters, which previously allowed renters [...]

A restraining order was granted to local authorities in the city of San Antonio and Bexar County on Tuesday after a lawsuit was filed to regain local control over Covid-19 prevention measures. The lawsuit was in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in schools. The restraining order will be in [...]

The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled on Sunday that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. (NCLH), a cruise ship company, can enforce proof of vaccine requirements before boarding, delivering a blow to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘s plan to ban “vaccine passports” within the state. In arriving at her judgment, Judge Kathleen Williams stated [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday denied a motion for an injunction pending appeal upholding the lower court’s own denial of a motion for preliminary injunction against Indiana University’s mandate that all students get the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus in the fall. Indiana University’s vaccination policy requires all [...]

Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw made a series of announcements last week regarding the western Canadian province’s COVID-19 strategy. On July 29, the Alberta government rescinded mandatory isolation periods for those that have come into contact with an individual who is known to have COVID-19. Starting Aug 16, isolation periods following a positive [...]

The French parliament approved a bill on Monday that mandates COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers and requires those seeking access to certain social venues to carry a health pass showing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a recent negative test. These restricted social venues include high contamination risk department stores and shopping centers, restaurants, locations [...]