Preliminary Injunction Against Military Mandatory Vaccination Policy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : The Religious Freedom Restoration Act "was designed to provide very broad protection for religious liberty."
48% : There is no COVID-19 exception to the First Amendment.
48% : These beliefs fall into the following categories: (1) opposition to abortion and the use of aborted fetal cell lines in development of the vaccine; (2) belief that modifying one's body is an afront to the Creator; (3) direct, divine instruction not to receive the vaccine; and (4) opposition to injecting trace amounts of animal cells into one's body.
46% : In any event, based on its conclusions about RFRA and the First Amendment, the court issued a preliminary injunction:
45% : The court also held that plaintiffs stated a claim under the First Amendment:
43% : For these reasons, the mandate triggers strict scrutiny under the First Amendment....
41% : Thirty-five Navy Special Warfare servicemembers allege that the military's mandatory vaccination policy violates their religious freedoms under the First Amendment and Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

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