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" But since RFRA doesn’t explicitly define what counts as “appropriate relief,” the case sought to determine “whether ‘appropriate relief’ includes claims for money damages against Government officials in their individual capacities.” By a vote of 8-0, the court   agreed   with Tanvir that it does. (Since oral argument occurred before Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation, she did not participate in the case.) “In the context of suits against government officials, damages have long been awarded as appropriate relief” and have “coexisted with our constitutional system since the dawn of the Republic,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court. Moreover, suing for damages is not just “appropriate,” Thomas noted, “it is also the  only  form of relief that can remedy some RFRA violations.” For Tanvir’s lost income and “wasted plane tickets, effective relief consists of damages, not an injunction.”  1:37 PM 1/2/2021 News Channels – news-channels.com News Review Current N...

  India Approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use posted at 15:03:28 UTC by Sushmita Pathak   via   News : NPR Almost 150,000 people in India have died from complications of COVID-19, behind only the U.S. and Brazil. India plans to begin inoculating its population of 1.4 billion this month. (Image credit: Manish Swarup/AP) Attack targets Russia military base in northern Syria, Guardians of Religion Organisation claims responsibility - Middle East Monitor posted at 15:03:17 UTC   via   Russia - Google News Attack targets Russia military base in northern Syria, Guardians of Religion Organisation claims responsibility   Middle East Monitor Russia reports 26301 new coronavirus cases, 447 deaths - National Post posted at 15:03:17 UTC   via   Russia - Google News Russia reports 26301 new coronavirus cases, 447 deaths   National Post EU's Borrell accuses Russia of spreading COVID-19 disinformation to sell its vaccine - R...

7:25 AM 1/2/2021 D614G German mutation and B117 UK Variant: is there any symbolism? - GS Link 6.19.20 8:25 AM 6/19/2020 - The earliest D614G mutation in Europe was identified in Germany... Los Alamos study of coronavirus D614G mutation points to Germany. | First case of Coronavirus in Europe was in Germany, not Italy. | Italy's coronavirus epidemic might have come to the country via Germany and not directly from China. | 6/19/20, 7:24 AM - "Detection of traces of the virus before the end of 2019 was consistent with evidence emerging in other countries that COVID-19 may have been circulating before China reported the first cases of a new disease on Dec. 31..." - Reuters 5.21.20 - Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 | bioRxiv "Detection of traces of the virus before the end of 2019 was consistent with evidence emerging in other countries that COVID-19 may have been circulating before China reported the first cases o...