Ninth Circuit Wary of Football Coach’s Religious Bias Suit (2)

A panel of federal appellate judges in Seattle seemed dubious of reviving a former Washington State University head football coach’s lawsuit accusing the institution of unlawful termination after he objected to getting the Covid-19 vaccination due to his Catholic faith.

Judges on a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel questioned the timing of Nick Rolovich objecting to the vaccine and seeking an accommodation based on his religious beliefs during the pandemic, after he’d initially asserted legally unprotected secular views about the vaccine, as well as the feasibility of allowing the head coach to remain unvaccinated while interacting ...