All students and staff forced to take COVID shots to get an education, should mobilize.
ā Dr. Lynn Fynn-derellaš (@Fynnderella1) December 7, 2025
18 large tiffs win $10.3m in settlement. Will it get their health back? No, but if enough do this, schools will think twice before doing this again. pic.twitter.com/8OgXNbWXCq
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Details of the Settlement
Amount and Recipients: The university agreed to pay more than $10.3 million in damages, tuition, and attorneys' fees to 18 plaintiffs (both current and former students and employees).
Legal Basis: The lawsuit, filed by the Thomas More Society, a non-profit Catholic legal organization, alleged that the university's policy violated the plaintiffs' First Amendment rights by applying an unconstitutional "religious test". A federal appeals court had previously ruled in May 2024 that the university's process for evaluating exemptions was unconstitutional.
Policy Changes: As part of the settlement, the University of Colorado Anschutz agreed to:
Treat students' requests for religious accommodations the same as those for medical exemptions.
Stop asking about the "legitimacy" of students' and employees' religious beliefs.
University Stance: In a statement, a university spokesperson stood by the original policy, saying it was "grounded in science" and "essential to protecting the vulnerable" during the pandemic, but also noted that the mandate is no longer in place.
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