{"id":1657509,"date":"2022-09-26T00:04:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T04:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1657509"},"modified":"2022-09-26T00:04:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T04:04:58","slug":"federal-judge-grants-marines-class-action-status-in-challenge-to-covid-vaccine-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-grants-marines-class-action-status-in-challenge-to-covid-vaccine-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Grants Marines Class Action Status in Challenge to COVID Vaccine Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-grants-marines-class-action-status-in-challenge-to-covid-vaccine-requirement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1657509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-federal-judge\">federal judge<\/a> has granted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-class-action\">class action<\/a> status for U.S. Marines in their fight against Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The ruling is another blow to the Biden administration and consistent with other court rulings that have found military branches are violating federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Steven Merryday of the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida Tampa Division granted a classwide preliminary injunction for Marines serving in active and reserve duty who were denied religious accommodation requests from taking the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Merryday\u00a0preliminarily enjoined the Department of Defense from \u201cenforcing against a member of the class any order, requirement, or rule to accept COVID-19 vaccination, \u2026 from separating or discharging from the Marine Corps a member of the class who declines COVID-19 vaccination, and \u2026 from retaliating against a member of the class for the member\u2019s asserting statutory rights under RFRA [Religious Freedom Restoration Act].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He defined the class as \u201call persons on active duty or in the ready reserve (1) who serve under the command of the Marine Corps, (2) who were affirmed by a chaplain as harboring a sincere religious objection, (3) who timely submitted an initial request for a religious accommodation, (4) who were denied the initial request, (5) who timely appealed the denial of the initial request, and (6) who were denied or will be denied after appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to federal data, 3,733 Marines requested religious accommodations and only 11, 0.295 percent, were granted among those who were already retiring.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Merryday asked, \u201cIs it more likely than not \u2013 in nearly all 3,733 cases \u2013 that no reasonable accommodation was available?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cthe record reveals the substantial likelihood of a systemic failure by the Marine Corps to discharge the obligations established by RFRA.\u201d Granting the class wide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge has granted class action status for U.S. Marines in their fight against Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The ruling is another blow to the Biden administration and consistent with other court rulings that have found military branches are violating federal law. 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