Appeals Court Probes Religious Bias Suit Over DA’s Vax Mandate

A federal appeals court panel appeared divided over whether the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office illegally fired an employee who refused to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine requirement on religious grounds.

A lawyer representing Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner faced repeated pushback during oral argument Wednesday at the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, forcing him to respond to suggestions that Krasner overstepped his authority.

Krasner testified in lower court proceedings that, in retrospect, he would have allowed former assistant district attorney Rachel Spivack to remain unvaccinated by grating her the option to work remotely, Judge Cheryl Ann Krause ...