Philadelphia DA Must Face Religious Bias Claim Over Vax Mandate

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office cannot escape a lawsuit from an employee who was fired for refusing to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine requirement on religious grounds, a federal appeals court ruled.

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday overturned a lower court ruling that former Assistant District Attorney Rachel Spivack failed to provide evidence that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner showed hostility toward her religion.

The appeals court found that a jury must resolve factual disputes concerning whether the vaccine mandate was both neutral and generally applicable, and if anti-religious hostility tainted the office’s treatment ...