‘Allegedly Sham Process’: Federal Court Okays SEALs’ Lawsuit Citing DOD Vax Discrimination

A federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas issued an order on Wednesday allowing a class action lawsuit by several Navy SEALs and other Naval Special Warfare personnel to proceed against the U.S. Navy. The U.S. service members are fighting back because they were punished after filing religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s 18-page order stated even though Congress has rescinded the vaccine mandate, the Navy’s “sham” religious accommodation process that it used to punish thousands of sailors is still in place. 

The Navy has done nothing to address the source of the problem, according to First Liberty Institute, the nonprofit law firm representing the Navy SEALs, sailors, and other service members in the lawsuit. 

“This has been a long and difficult journey, but our Navy SEALs don’t quit,” said First Liberty Senior Counsel Danielle Runyan. “While some may believe the case ended after Congress forced the Navy to repeal the mandate, nothing could be further from the truth.”

“Rescinding the mandate was just the first step, but the real harm to these brave warriors continues because there is still no valid process for religious accommodation,” Runyan said. “First Liberty has stood arm-in-arm with our

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