On a brand new Judging Freedom, Judge Andrew Napolitano discusses the news that New York City has set a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector works.

This new ‘first in the nation’ requirement is scheduled to go into effect on December 27th, says outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

More from CNBC:

The new mandate comes after New York identified eight cases of the omicron variant and the United States once again averages 100,000 new, reported cases of the virus every day. It will cover about 184,000 businesses and applies to all in-person employees who work in an office with others.

By Dec. 27, unvaccinated employees must have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, de Blasio said. Under the new mandate, unvaccinated employees won't have the option to get tested instead, but the city plans to offer religious and medical exemptions.

"We've got omicron as a new factor, we've got the colder weather, which is really going to create additional challenges with the delta variant, we've got holiday gatherings," de Blasio said during his appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "We in New York City have decided to use a preemptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of Covid and the dangers it's causing to all of us."

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Victor Davis Hanson is an author, professor, farmer, and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Today he joins Judge Napolitano on this brand new episode of Judging Freedom.

In addition, to talk about the FBI, the gentlemen discuss Victor's latest article, "Third Worldizing America." You can read at PJ Media.

What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws? by Judge Andrew Napolitano A common denominator to recent controversies at the Justice Department, CIA, FBI, and Pentagon is that all these agencies under dubious pretexts have investigated American citizens with little or no justification — after demonizing their targets as “treasonous,” “domestic terrorists,” “white supremacists,” or “racists.”

Americans live under a governmental regime that openly breaks its own laws. The government not only believes it can do whatever it can get away with politically, not only believes that it can torture its foreign foes and claim the torture is a state secret, not only can bribe and coerce witnesses into saying what the government wants to hear, but it also can authorize criminals to commit crimes. 

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Today on Judging Freedom, Judge Napolitano explains the charging of the Michigan parents whose son killed four people and injured seven.

An update from Yahoo News:

The parents charged in connection with this week's deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are returning to town for their arraignment, their attorney said, after detectives announced they were trying to locate the couple. James and Jennifer Crumbley were each charged Friday with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Their son, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, allegedly used his father's semi-automatic handgun in the Tuesday shooting that killed four and injured seven. 

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Today on Judging Freedom, Judge Napolitano explains the verdict - what is malice murder and what is felony murder - in the Ahmaud Arbery Murder case.

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On Judging Freedom today, Judge Andrew Napolitano provides an analysis of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict that was rendered in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The Judge also responds to the comments that NAACP President Derrick Johnson made this past Sunday on CBS' "Face The Nation" program.

Finally, the Judge takes your questions and answers them #Rittenhouse #JudgeNapolitan #NAACP

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Judge Napolitano is joined by Kristin Tate to discuss the latest Democrat spending bill that has passed the House of Representatives, yet appears to be dead on arrival in the Senate.

The Judge and Kristin also discuss the taxing of the rich movement and the hypocrisy of Democrats offering SALT (State and Local Tax) deductions to the 1% in blue states.

Finally, the two discuss Kristin's excellent article on the blue-collar crisis in America and how it potentially threatens our way of life.

Kristin Tate is an opinion contributor for TheHill.com and writes about government spending. Follow her on Twitter @KristinBTate

Kristin's latest book is "The Liberal Invasion of Red State America" and it is available on Amazon - http://amzn.to/3sz3ECc #KristinTate #JudgeNapolitano #SALTDeductions

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Senator Rand Paul joins me today on Judging Freedom. Dr. Paul is the Senator from the great state of Kentucky. Our discussion begins with the over-exposed Dr. Anthony Fauci, continues with a discussion on the recent infrastructure bill, and finishes with a talk on Senate decorum in the hallowed chamber.

Bonus: I ask Senator Paul about the 100,000 Russian troops along the Ukrainian border. #Libertarian #RandPaul #JudgeNapolitano

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Name the two things you come in contact with every day that is not taxed, regulated, embargoed, licensed, restricted, or prohibited by the government. Radio host Brian Wilson joins Judge Andrew Napolitano on today's Judging Freedom to discuss and reveal the answer. #JudgeNapolitano #Libertarian #GovernmentControl

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Judge Napolitano discusses Republican politics and unjust prosecutions with the inimitable Roger Stone. 

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Judge Napolitano talks to long-time 55KRC Cincinnati radio host and lawyer Brian Thomas about why the Constitution has failed to restrain the government. #Constitution #Libertarian #DontTreadOnMe

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