Klaassen v. Trustees of Indiana University

Ct. of Appeals denied plaintiffs-students’ request for injunction pending their appeal of Dist. Ct.’s denial of their request for issuance of preliminary injunction to prevent defendant-University from implementing its policy requiring that all students be vaccinated against COVID-19, or, if students qualified for exemption from vaccination due to either religious or medical concerns, said students would be subject to mask and testing requirements. While plaintiffs, who mostly qualified for vaccination exemption, argued that masking and testing requirements violated their due process rights, case law actually supported defendant’s right to impose on its students vaccine requirement and conditions for exemptions to said requirements to help students remain safe while learning. Ct. further noted that each university may decide what is necessary to keep other students safe in congregate setting.