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Federal Judge Ruled Against MSU Employee With ‘Natural Immunity’

October 13, 2021
A federal judge ruled against a Michigan State employee who filed a lawsuit in relation to the university’s vaccine mandate, according to MLive. In August, administrative associate and fiscal officer Jeanna Norris argued she had a natural immunity against COVID-19 after contracting the virus and testing positive for antibodies. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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States Fight Back Against ARP’s Tax Cut Ban

October 13, 2021
The “tax cut ban” introduced in the American Rescue Plan Act — which requires that states that accept federal funds through ARPA must not reduce their own taxes — has been challenged by a number of states in several jurisdictions. “This provision violates very basic principles of the Constitution,” said Peggy Little, senior litigator at…
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Thumbs Up on Michigan State’s COVID Vaccine Mandate, Thumbs Down on Natural Immunity, Federal Judge Says

October 12, 2021
Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will stand after a federal judge ruled against an employee who argued her natural immunity should exempt her. Jeanna Norris, a MSU administrative associate and fiscal officer, sued President Samuel Stanley and the university’s Board of Trustees in late August in the U.S. District Court’s western division of Michigan,…
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Judge Upholds MSU’s Vaccine Mandate Against a Professor Who Cited Natural Immunity

October 11, 2021
A federal judge has ruled against a Michigan State University employee who claimed in a lawsuit that the school’s vaccine policy is unconstitutional and irrational because she already has “robust immunity” after recovering from a COVID-19 infection. Jeanna Norris, a supervisory administrative associate and fiscal officer at MSU, asked the court to block the vaccine…
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Federal Judge Denies Request to Block Vaccine Mandate on Natural Immunity Basis

October 10, 2021
A request to block Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate based on natural immunity was denied by a federal judge. Jeanna Norris, a university employee, sued against the mandate since she already had the virus and recovered. She presented two antibody tests to MSU that showed her previous infection, and said her doctors told her…
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Federal Judge Rules Against Natural Immunity Claim Challenging COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

October 10, 2021
A federal judge on Oct. 8 denied a request to block Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the basis of natural immunity. An employee at the school, Jeanna Norris, filed a lawsuit against the mandate and asked a judge to intervene. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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