Today, the United States Supreme Court denied 6-3 Pattis & Smith, LLC's application for a stay of New York's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for New York healthcare workers on behalf of We The Patriots USA, Inc., Diane Bono, Michelle Melendez, and Michelle Synakowski. In a related case, Justices Gorsuch and Alito offered a detailed explanation of... Continue Reading →

At 4:55 PM, Sunday, October 31, 2021, my colleagues Norm Pattis and Austin Voss and I filed an emergency application with the United States Supreme Court seeking to block New York's COVID-19 vaccination mandate's elimination of religious exemptions. Our firm, Pattis & Smith, LLC, and we appreciate the confidence that our clients - We The... Continue Reading →

I have unfortunate news to announce. The Second Circuit issued an order today denying our clients' bid to obtain a preliminary injunction against New York COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers that eliminates religious exemptions. The Second Circuit has promised a forthcoming opinion, but it has issued its order without the opinion. My colleagues and... Continue Reading →

Readers of this blog know that I rarely commit to loyalty. People and organizations who remain sincere and consistent in their principles and values are very rare. Readers have seen me severely criticize the law school I attended for its culture of hypocrisy. Thus, it should come as no surprise that I level similar criticism... Continue Reading →

I have the good fortune to be part of a firm - Pattis & Smith, LLC - that strongly believes in free speech and opposing government overreach. To be effective in the latter, our client - Jodi O'Malley - needs every iota of her free speech rights. When she became a whistleblower for Project Veritas... Continue Reading →