Judge open to religious discrimination claim on vaccine mandate
State Police refused to accommodate religious objectors
AFTER GOV. CHARLIE BAKER instituted an executive branch COVID-19 vaccine mandate, 156 State Police union members asked for religious exemptions. All of them were denied. In seven cases, however, the State Police determined that the officers had sincerely held religious beliefs that prevented them from getting vaccinated against COVID. Yet, the police denied their exemption(...)