Students who don’t want the COVID-19 vax vs Indiana University – Emergency application for writ of injunction filed with the U.S. Supreme Court

From what I’ve read it appears that Indiana University is requiring all students and staff to certify (signed statement?) that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19.  Some exceptions allowed for religious and medical reasons (not sure of the language used in those exemptions and eligibility).

Names of the students are listed as Ryan Klaassen, Jaime Carini, D.J.B., Daniel G. Baumgartner, Ashlee Morris, Seth Crowder, Macey Policka, Margaret Roth and Natalie Sperazza.

It appears that the students filed the case on June 21, 2021 with the United States District Court Northern District of Indiana:

On July 17, 2021 Judge Damon R. Leichty sided with the University and denied the students’ preliminary injunction motion:

At the very end of his Opinion & Order the Judge added that, “Reasonable social policy is for the state legislatures and its authorized arms, and for the People to demand through their representatives.”

My thoughts: Sounds like more of the usual (unfortunately) from the Courts about some matter (any matter) being one for lawmakers who they themselves (legislators) will say is a matter for the Courts.  If not, there’s often what appears to be (maybe not yet in this case) a magical-like issue of Standing (lacks standing…).

The Students appealed to the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit.  The case was decided and denied on August 2, 2021:

The appeals court cited a case from over 100 years ago: Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905).  Apparently vaccination for Small Pox was mandatory in and throughout the entire state of Massachusetts and refusing the vaccine was punishable by jail time.

My thoughts: I think any case (including Supreme Court decisions) from 100 years ago about health or medical treatments should probably not be relied on or used to base a decision on the same issue in 2021 (116 years later).  Consider this, doctors were recommending cigarettes as recently as the 1970s.

The students have now filed (on August 6, 2021) a 31 page emergency application for writ of injunction with the U.S. Supreme Court addressed to the Honorable Amy Coney Barrett.  Relief requested by August 13, 2021:

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