But protecting liberty requires constant vigilance. Get notified of new articles from Ethan Yang and AIER. The Supremacy Clause holds that federal law supersedes state law. "[The policy] would require me to be completely remote during the school year, not just teach remotely, the rule actually says never set foot on campus," Zywicki said. A California professor is suing his schools officials over a COVID-19 mandate, saying that he already contracted the virus and is naturally immune.. One does not need a background in law to understand that the pandemic has sent the country into another constitutional inflection point. He has also held research positions at the Cato Institute, the Connecticut State Senate, Cause of Action Instituteand other organizations. Use the 'Report' link on The lawsuit Breaking Campus News. One patent in question has to do with a modification to the mRNA delivered in Ive received appreciative messages also from faculty and staff who have been vaccinated but still believe the UCs coercive mandate is unethical and dangerous, and so are supportive of my lawsuit," he said. ASSLaw, COVID-19, George Mason University School of Law, Law Schools. The state cant forcibly treat a prisoner check and citations! Download our free Practice Management Buyers Guide here. "I worry that the public health approach of not telling the whole truth as a way to try to get the behavioral outcomes that we want might have a few short-term gains, but will have a lot of really negative long-term consequences because of the erosion of public trust," Kheriaty said. But on Tuesday night, the president Given this precedent, as well as the states police powers to suspend individual rights under compelling circumstances, how will this apply to Covid-19 in a low-risk environment such as a college campus? Sadly, it's seemingly intelligent, well-meaning, yet ideologically misguided people like this who are prolonging the pandemic for all of us. The school recently announced all staff need to either show proof of vaccination or get a medical or religious exemption to work on campus in Fall 2021. If this sounds like a question that already got laughed out of a federal appellate court, youd be right! accounts, the history behind an article. The COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech both use messenger RNA (mRNA) and are the only two vaccines approved in the US to do so. Threats of harming another All rights reserved. Don't Threaten. GMU is one of many large Virginia universities with this requirement, including James Madison University, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and others around the commonwealth which are all requiring proof of vaccination for students, staff and faculty wishing to be present on campus.
