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Judge blocks Western Michigan's vaccine mandate for athletes

by David Eggert
| September 3, 2021 12:09 AM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Western Michigan University from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement against four female soccer players, ruling they are likely to prevail on claims it violates their constitutional religious rights.

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