Federal Court Strikes Down Colorado University’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate as Unconstitutional
Article publisher:
Gateway Pundit
Article date:
20 May 2024
Article category:
Colorado News
Medium
Article Body:
In a landmark decision earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit delivered a scathing rebuke to the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, declaring its COVID-19 vaccine mandate unconstitutional.
The 55-page ruling highlighted that the mandate, which excluded religious exemptions, was tainted by “religious animus” and thus violated the First Amendment’s protection of religious liberties.
The court’s decision reversed a prior ruling by a lower court, bringing to an end a contentious legal battle initiated by the Thomas More Society on behalf of 17 faculty members and students....