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Bacon v. Woodward, No. 22-35611 (2024).
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Bacon v. Woodward (No. 22-35611) [2024] — A city's implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for firefighters was not generally applicable and failed strict scrutiny because it exempted neighboring firefighters while denying religious exemptions, and less restrictive means were available. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/bacon-v-woodward/, accessed April 10, 2026).
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Holding: A city's implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for firefighters was not generally applicable and failed strict scrutiny because it exempted neighboring firefighters while denying religious exemptions, and less restrictive means were available.
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Bacon v. Woodward (No. 22-35611) is a Free Exercise case in 2024. The court held that a city's implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for firefighters was not generally applicable and failed strict scrutiny because it exempted neighboring firefighters while denying religious exemptions, and less restrictive means were available.