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SkiingAway t1_itroos0 wrote

Reply to comment by RhaenyrasUncle in Massdot is allegedly asking Unvaccinated workers to come back to work by WetLump

The judge in question was pretty much expected to rule this way, and it's pretty likely it'll be overturned on appeal.

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HoneydewOk1731 t1_its5hhe wrote

There’s almost zero basis for this ruling to be overturned

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Fifteen_inches t1_itseeyf wrote

Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Zucht v. King

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bog_witch t1_itv2dj7 wrote

There's a lot of people in this post with zero knowledge of basic public health law or policy, and it's a great illustration of how we got into our depressing COVID trajrexfory lol

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SkiingAway t1_itsbhzd wrote

There's plenty of basis for the ruling to be overturned, he's generally an outlier in terms of opinions.

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dasponge t1_itspusz wrote

Insofar as when you’re infected, sure. However, the original vaccine (and at the time of the mandate) reduced your chance of getting infected by 5x. So yeah, still indirectly reduces transmission.

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HoneydewOk1731 t1_itsgi9l wrote

Are we more concerned with the merit of the ruling or the popularity of the judge? Get a grip

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SkiingAway t1_ituo6up wrote

I don't see much merit in the ruling or proposed remedy.

The judge being frequently out of step with his colleagues is quite notable, as it's a bunch of his colleagues that will decide an appeal. If they all ruled pretty similarly, we could say it's unlikely for an appeal to succeed. If one guy is frequently way out of line with the views of others - it's much more likely for his decisions to get overturned on appeal.

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