Trump Judge Rules University Can Require Vaccination

The Wall Street Journal reports:

A federal judge has ruled that Indiana University may require its students to submit proof of Covid-19 vaccination before returning to campus this fall, dealing a setback to a brewing legal effort against vaccination requirements in higher education.

In a 101-page decision handed down Sunday, U.S. District Judge Damon R. Leichty said the university system acted reasonably to protect public health when it required all of its students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by July 1, with limited medical and religious exceptions.

In saying so, the judge denied an injunction sought by eight college and graduate students who claimed the university’s vaccine policy unconstitutionally infringes on their bodily autonomy and medical privacy.

Read the full article. Leitchy was nominated by Trump.

Indiana University can require students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, a federal judge affirmed on Monday. It appeared to be the first ruling upholding a Covid vaccine mandate by a university. https://t.co/daZdNmbm3E

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