Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Navy Members Seeking Religious Exemptions
By Zachary Stieber March 29, 2022 Updated: March 31, 2022 The U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been blocked for all Navy members seeking religious exemptions. A preliminary injunction that previously covered 35 Navy SEALs now covers some 4,000 others. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who entered the original ruling in January, agreed to expand it in part because … Read more