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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Friday, July 24, 2026

An appeals court has sided with a Christian former employee of Kaiser Permanente who was fired for refusing on religious grounds to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Friday in favor of Mimi Weiss, a former senior consultant and department manager at Kaiser Permanente.

Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest, a Trump appointee, authored the majori