The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | New York Judge Hands Down Ruling on Vaccine Mandates, Conservatives Win Court Case Against DOJ, Adidas Drops Ye | Oct. 25

Episode Date: October 25, 2022

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: A New York judge ordering on Monday that Department of Sanitation employees terminated for refusing to get vaccinated be reinstated to their full employment status. Adidas cutting ties with rapper Kanye West, also known as “Ye,” following antisemitic remarks.  Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter death at the age of 68. A federal judge quashing a Justice Department subpoena going after communications of a private conservative group in Alabama A Russian court denying WNBA player Britney Griner her appeal earlier today and upheld her nine–year prison sentence for drug possession, CBS reported.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm Samantha Sherris. I'm Virginia Allen. And this is the Daily Signal top news for Tuesday, October 25th. Here are today's headlines. A New York judge ordered Monday that the Department of Sanitation employees terminated for refusing to get vaccinated must be reinstated to their full employment status, writing that the vaccination mandate for city employees was not just about safety and public health. It was about compliance. Our colleague Mary Margaret O'Lahan reported for the Daily Signal. Judge Ralph J. Porzio wrote in his ruling that if the vaccine mandate was about safety and public health, unvaccinated workers would have been placed on leave the moment the order was issued. Porzio said, if it was about safety and public health, the health commissioner would have issued citywide mandates for vaccination for all residents. In a city with a nearly 80% vaccination rate, we shouldn't be penalizing the people who showed up to work, at great risk to themselves and their families while we were locked down. Porzio's ruling states that the October 20th, 2021 and December 13th, 2021 rulings from the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene ordering that all employees get vaccinated are arbitrary and capricious, ordering that the petitioners be reinstated to their full employment status and entitled to payback in salary from date of termination. In other court news, a federal judge quashed a Justice Department subpoena going after communications of a private consulate. conservative group in Alabama. That's according to reporting by our colleague here at the Daily

Signal, Fred Lucas. The Justice Department sued the state of Alabama opposing the vulnerable child compassion and protection act. In the course of discovery, the DOJ sought all information from the Eagle Forum, Alabama, regarding its advocacy for the bill going back to 2017. But Eagle Forum is not a party in the lawsuit, prompting the court to rule that the DOJ was overreaching. The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act bans the distribution of puberty blocking medication and cross-sex hormones to minors, along with the performing of transgender surgeries on minors. The act became effective in May after large majorities in both houses of the legislature approved the bill. The Justice Department issued the subpoena in August,

and last month, Eagle Forum Alabama filed the motion to quash. The Alabama Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union representing parents of kids who claim to identify as transgender, filed suit against the law in late April, and the Justice Department joined as an intervener party in the lawsuit. Kristen Olman is the president of Eagle Forum, and the national organization was founded by the conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly with multiple state chapters. Olman said in a statement, Eagle Forum's triumph today is a victory for freedom of speech for all Americans who wish to be a part of the democratic process.

We successfully defended the rights of private citizens and nonprofits to engage in the legislative process when their viewpoints differ from that of the government. A Russian court denied WNBA player Brittany Griner her appeal earlier today and upheld her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, CBS reported. The court also ruled, however, that her prison sentence will be recalculated, giving her credit for the time she has already spent in pre-trial detention. She still has roughly eight years to serve in prison, according to Fox News. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan commented on the news in a statement, saying,

We are aware of the news out of Russia that Brittany Griner will continue to be wrongfully detained under intolerable circumstances after having to undergo another sham judicial proceeding today. President Biden has been very clear that Brittany should be. be released immediately. Griner was arrested earlier this year and was given her prison sentence on August 4th after pleading guilty to drug charges per CNN. Adidas has cut ties with rapper Kanye West, also known as Yeh, following anti-Semitic remarks. The company said in a statement today, Adidas does not tolerate anti-Semitism in any other sort of hate speech. And Yeas' recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful, and dangerous, and they violate the company's values

of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect, and fairness. The Associated Press reported that Adidas said it will likely lose up to $246 million in its net income this year because of the decision. The Gap and Valenciaga, as well as Creative Artist's agency, also dropped yay, per the Associated Press. Twitter and META suspended his accounts this month due to his anti-Semitic posts. Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter died at the age of 68. His family announced earlier today that Carter suffered a sudden cardiac event last night in Boston, according to CNN. Carter served for two years under former President Obama from February 2015 until January 2017. Former President Obama tweeted about the news saying,

Today we mourn the passing of former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and celebrate a leader who left America and the world safer through his lifetime of service. Michelle and I extend our heartfelt sympathies to Ash's wife, children, and all those who loved him. Carter is credited with launching a campaign to successfully defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria and opening all combat positions to women, according to Fox News National Security correspondent Jennifer Griffin. And that'll do it for today's episode. Thank you for listening to The Daily Signal's top news. If you haven't had the chance already, be sure to check out our morning show right here in your podcast feed where we interview lawmakers, experts, and leading conservative voices. Join me tomorrow morning for the Daily Signal interview edition.

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