(CNN) A federal judge on Sunday preliminarily upheld Indiana University's policy requiring students to receive Covid-19 vaccinations before returning to campus for the fall semester. "Recognizing the students' significant liberty to refuse unwanted medical treatment, the Fourteenth Amendment permits Indiana University to pursue a reasonable and due process of vaccination in the legitimate interest of public health for its students, faculty, and staff," Judge Damon Leichty wrote in the 101-page ruling. "Today, on this preliminary record, the university has done so for its campus communities." The ruling came after eight students had filed a lawsuit claiming the schools vaccine policy was unconstitutional and violated the 14th Amendment and state law. The part of the 14th Amendment cited in Leichty's ruling says no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

Source: CNN July 19, 2021 17:17 UTC