“The Navy has an extraordinarily compelling interest in ensuring that the servicemembers who perform those missions are as physically and medically prepared as possible,” she said, addi…
The Biden administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking it to freeze a lower-court opinion requiring the Navy to deploy special operations forces even though they have refused to get vaccinated for Covid-19.
The challengers — including more than two dozen Navy SEALs — say they have religious objections to the requirement and are seeking an exemption. “The U.S. Supreme Court should reject this latest attempt to punish our clients and make clear, once and for all, that our service members do not forfeit their religious freedom because they are in the military,” said Mike Berry, senior counsel for First Liberty.
“The Navy has an extraordinarily compelling interest in ensuring that the servicemembers who perform those missions are as physically and medically prepared as possible,” she said, adding: “That includes vaccinating them against COVID-19, which is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest.”
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