Supreme Court rejects challenge to Indiana University's vaccination requirement

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Source: nbc news


Eight students asked the court for an emergency order, arguing the risks of vaccination outweigh potential benefits to those in their age group.


Aug. 12, 2021, 4:18 PM CDT By Pete Williams

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused on Thursday to block Indiana University's requirement that students receive a Covid vaccine to attend classes in the fall semester.

It was the first legal test of a Covid vaccine mandate to come before the justices. A challenge to the policy was directed to Amy Coney Barrett, the justice in charge of that region of the country, who denied it. There were no noted dissents from other justices.

Eight Indiana students asked the court for an emergency order, arguing that the risks associated with the vaccine outweighed the potential benefits to the population in their age group. "Protection of others does not relieve our society from the central canon of medical ethics requiring voluntary and informed consent," they told the justices, seeking an emergency order to block the vaccine requirement.


A federal judge ruled last month that the school had a right to pursue "a reasonable and due process of vaccination in the legitimate interest of public health for its students, faculty, and staff." The students have many options, the judge said, such as applying for an exemption, taking the semester off, viewing classes online, or attending another university..............................



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IMHO--this is HUGE

[bearsfootball516]

1. This is wonderful. It opens the door for any university to do it.

[mgardener]

14. SUNY colleges

Announced this several months ago.
Since I live in a university town, I was really glad.

[mpcamb]

2. They can transfer their corn-fed asses to Liberty University.

I imaginge the virus will run wild there.

[JohnSJ]

3. I suggest they go to Liberty University, where they are free to infect each other

I am getting so fucking tired of hearing about these anti-vaxers

[groundloop]

4. The university won't miss those 8 anti-vaxers....

I hope they don't let the door hit them in the ass on their way out.

[rzemanfl]

5. IU was a COVID hotbed last year. n/t

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[Happy Hoosier]

17. Ya mean IU? Not really...

There were some flare ups, but they required random testing (my daughter tested an average of once every two weeks), and they had a quarantine dorm.

The main problem was that they could not control parties at off-campus frat houses.

[AngryOldDem]

18. That was the issue at Purdue, too.

Did IU have a hybrid system, or did they go all remote? My kid (at IUPUI) came home in the middle of the semester and finished online. But IUPUI is a mix of commuter and on-campus students.

[Happy Hoosier]

20. It was hybrid, but....

My daughter signed up for all remote classes for the Spring. It was challenging, but she did well.

We'll see how this year goes!

[Happy Hoosier]

22. The frats were a problem...

I hope they are smarter this year. The vaccine mandate should help!

[rzemanfl]

21. Yes. I will correct.

COVID ran rampant through my grandson's frat house. He didn't get it then but eventually did.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. risks of vaccination outweigh potential benefits????????

Guessing these dimwits haven't studied statistical significance yet.

I mean there are millions dead worldwide from COVID, but what a few dozen from the vaccine itself? No one could even say with any degree of certainty that the vaccine causes specific health problems down the road.

Yes, agree with OP, HUGE. This vaccine is a no-brainer beyond MMR, DPT. No one can say I'm better off without it, or I'm immune. They're all breeding grounds is what they are.

[sanatanadharma]

12. They are arguing against having any responsibility to others

"the risks associated with the vaccine outweighed the potential benefits to the population in their age group."

My emphasis

[bucolic_frolic]

13. I understand, but .. they have no responsibility to others but think about their age group too?

That's internally inconsistent.

[ShazzieB]

15. These are obviously people who believe all the woo woo.

You know, the vaccines do all kinds of awful things to you. They make you sterile, make metal stick to you, allow Bill Gates to track you (although why he would want to is a mystery to me and I've yet to hear any of those chuckleheads give a reason).

There really aren't any real risks (credible , significant ones, anyway), so they have to make all kinds of stuff up.

[steventh]

7. Agree. HUGE.

I have recently come to not expect this Supreme Court to do the right thing so this decision especially surprises me. In a good way.

[Warpy]

8. Public health overrides stupidity. I love it.

You bet this is huge, it will open the way for vax mandates all over the place.

Antivaxers are just going to have to find another stupid cause.

[BradAllison]

9. Even this court couldn't justify a serious argument

The petitioners should face large legal fees for wasting everyone's time.

[AngryOldDem]

19. That's Jim Bopp for you (plaintiffs' attorney)

He’s just out to make a name for himself, stir shit, and endear himself to the crazy Right in Indiana.

Agreed — the Court had better things to do than deal with this nonsense. Frivolous lawsuit.

[hlthe2b]

10. Thank the Goddess, or my Dog, or something.

Or maybe that chip we installed in Amy Coney Barrett's brain...

Ok, I will credit SCOTUS for not being TOTALLY insane-- for now.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. I think they took the cue from the lower court's notation

The students have many options

The fact that they were given alternatives that included "applying for an exemption" and "viewing online", pretty much sealed it.

Glad to see this. We will see many more schools doing this because last year, they were the hotbeds of most of the super-spreader events.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[Deminpenn]

23. ACB didn't even refer this petition to the full court

She just rejected it out of hand herself.