Mon Aug 16, 2021 – 5:02 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied an emergency request last Thursday from eight Indiana University students who asked for an injunction against their school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
“The court’s newest justice rejected the plea without even asking the university for a response or getting her colleagues to weigh in,” the Associated Press reported. “Justices often act on their own in such situations when the legal question isn’t particularly close. Barrett handles emergency matters from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which includes Indiana.”
A different federal judge denied the students’ motion for a preliminary injunction on July 18. The policy applies to more than 100,000 students, faculty, and staff at the public university’s seven campuses.
“Students’ refusal is based on legitimate concerns including underlying medical conditions, having natural antibodies, and the risks associated with the vaccine,” the emergency request said. “All students are adults, are entitled to make their own medical treatment decisions, and have a constitutional right to bodily integrity, autonomy, and of medical treatment choice in the context of a vaccination mandate.”
Students who do not get vaccinated against COVID-19 must
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