Court reminds Kathy Hochul that religious rights exist

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Last month, I predicted the courts would strike down New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s refusal of religious exemptions for her sweeping vaccine mandate. Sure enough, a federal judge this week granted a preliminary injunction against Hochul’s mandate, citing her attempt to block workers from claiming religious exemption.

The state is now prohibited from enforcing the mandate and denying or revoking exemption requests.

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