Friday, June 10: The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied plaintiffs’ motion to proceed under a pseudonym. Plaintiffs, federal employees or contractors suing the government over its COVID-19 vaccine mandates, alleged that being named would require them to divulge their “medical vaccine statuses.” Doe v. Austin, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105229 (M.D. Fla. June 10, 2022)

Monday, June 13: The U.S. District Court in Maine dismissed the complaint of a parent of a junior high student suing over a school district’s mask mandate. The court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim. Fortuna v. Town of Winslow, 2022 WL 2117717 (D. Me. June 13, 2022)

Tuesday, June 14: The 10^th Circuit, in an interlocutory appeal, affirmed the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction against a New Mexico COVID-19 vaccine mandate for hospital and congregate care facility workers. Valdez v. Grisham, 2022 WL 2129071 (10th Cir. June 14, 2022)

Wednesday, June 15: The 9^th Circuit dismissed for mootness the appeal of plaintiffs, a group of parents and students arguing that California officials violated federal law by ordering schools to suspend in-person instruction in 2020 and 2021. Brach v. Newsom, 2022 WL 2145391 (9th Cir. June 15, 2022)

Thursday, June 16: The 8^th Circuit affirmed dismissal of Equal Protection Clause and Takings Clause claims of three Minnesota businesses arguing they suffered financial loss due to executive orders restricting business activities during the pandemic. Northland Baptist Church of St. Paul v. Walz, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 16625 (8th Cir. June 16, 2022)