Posted on 10/08/2021 9:17:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sixteen unvaccinated athletes won another round in their legal battle to play sports, despite Western Michigan University’s mandate that all of its inter-collegiate athletes get the COVID-19 vaccination shot.
In a unanimous published decision issued Oct. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, held that the university violated the athletes’ First Amendment rights.
All 16 athletes had filed for religious exemptions, which, according to the court, the university “ignored or denied.”
The court stated: “The university put plaintiffs to the choice: Get vaccinated, or stop fully participating in intercollegiate sports. By conditioning the privilege of playing sports on plaintiffs’ willingness to abandon their sincere religious beliefs, the university burdened their free exercise rights.”
The three-judge panel denied a request by the university to stay a lower court’s preliminary injunction that stopped it from enforcing the vaccination mandate.
The mandate would have barred the athletes from playing in games, or even practicing with their teams, unless they were immunized against the CCP virus (Chinese Communist Party virus, a.k.a. COVID-19).
Attorney David Kallman, senior counsel with the Great Lakes Justice Center, who represents the athletes, told the Epoch Times: “It’s a great win for our clients and for religious liberty.”
According to Kallman the court’s decision is now a “binding precedent” in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
In a press release, Kallman wrote: “The Sixth Circuit Court vindicated their (his clients) religious convictions and that they can continue to be part of their teams.
“We trust all parties can move forward in a spirit of cooperation to uphold the important constitutional issues at stake, as well as taking appropriate measures to ensure the safety of everyone at WMU.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
They’ll probably just load up the test swabs used in substition with graphene or whatever, but still likely better...
RE: In which three other states does the ruling apply?
It’s mentioned in the article:
“According to Kallman the court’s decision is now a “binding precedent” in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.”
SeekAndFind wrote:
“RE: In which three other states does the ruling apply?
It’s mentioned in the article:
“According to Kallman the court’s decision is now a “binding precedent” in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.”
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Thanks !!
Hopefully other states follow suit (pardon the pun).
“Better hope that you’re in the 99.7% if (God forbid) you get infected with Covid.”
We are. Had it last March. Fully recovered. Screw their “mandates”.
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Sides With Unvaccinated Michigan Athletes in Vaccine Mandate Case: Court’s decision is now a “binding precedent” in 3 other states
Epoch Times ^ | 10/08/2021 | Steven Kovac
Posted on 10/9/2021, 12:17:02 AM by SeekAndFind
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