Court Sides With Unvaccinated Michigan Athletes in Mandate Case

Court Sides With Unvaccinated Michigan Athletes in Mandate Case
A health care worker holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla., on Oct. 5, 2021. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo
Steven Kovac
Updated:

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.
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
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