Posted on Aug 13, 2021
Supreme Court declines request by Indiana University students to block COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Indiana University, clearing the way for school officials to require students and faculty members to be vaccinated.
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a request from Indiana University students for emergency relief. The case is the first challenge to a vaccine mandate during the coronavirus pandemic.
The appeal arrived at the nation's highest court as a growing number of employers, restaurants and schools, responding to a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, are requiring vaccinations. Slightly less than 40% of the country's adult population is not fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The students filed the emergency appeal last week, asking the justices to block enforcement of the university’s requirement, which they said violates their constitutional right to bodily integrity under the 14th Amendment.
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate at Indiana University, clearing the way for school officials to require students and faculty members to be vaccinated.
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a request from Indiana University students for emergency relief. The case is the first challenge to a vaccine mandate during the coronavirus pandemic.
The appeal arrived at the nation's highest court as a growing number of employers, restaurants and schools, responding to a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, are requiring vaccinations. Slightly less than 40% of the country's adult population is not fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The students filed the emergency appeal last week, asking the justices to block enforcement of the university’s requirement, which they said violates their constitutional right to bodily integrity under the 14th Amendment.
Supreme Court declines request by Indiana University students to block COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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they should feel free to look for a college that is not enforcing vaccine requirements
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I'd be surprised if they weighed in saying that such mandates were illegal. The idea of vaccine mandates being legal for public schools and universities is pretty well established.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I was watching this case to see how it would play out. Using the 14th Amendment seemed far fetched to me, since students are required certain vaccinations to attend (and upheld by the Court in 1905).
The appeals court almost threw it out because the students filing were claiming religious exemption, which the university allows, but refused to wear masks or be tested on a regular basis.
I think that Justice Barret should have sent it to the full panel, but I do not imagine the outcome would have been different considering Justices Gorsuch and Kavenaugh's remarks about religious equitability.
The appeals court almost threw it out because the students filing were claiming religious exemption, which the university allows, but refused to wear masks or be tested on a regular basis.
I think that Justice Barret should have sent it to the full panel, but I do not imagine the outcome would have been different considering Justices Gorsuch and Kavenaugh's remarks about religious equitability.
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