Michigan State Escapes Covid-19 Vaccination Policy Lawsuit

Michigan State University beat a lawsuit over its Covid-19 vaccination mandate because the requirement is rationally related to legitimate state interests, a federal court in the state said.

The mandate—and its failure to exempt people with natural immunity—is subject to rational basis review, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan said. And it wasn’t irrational for the school to decline to provide the exemption, it said.

The decision dismissing the case is consistent with similar cases throughout the country. Courts “overwhelmingly” have upheld generally applicable college and university Covid vaccination policies, the court said.

That includes two ...