'Law, Not Liturgy'?: 9th Circ. Split Over Faith Bias COVID Suit

By Lauren Berg ( April 15, 2026, 9:11 PM EDT) -- Eight judges dissented Wednesday from the denial of an en banc Ninth Circuit rehearing of a panel's decision not to revive a Christian hospital worker's religious bias lawsuit alleging she was fired for refusing COVID-19 nasal testing, with one dissenting judge saying "courts are unwelcome guests" when deciding the veracity of an individual's belief....

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