US Asks Judge to Lift His Ban on Pentagon's Anthrax Vaccination Program

[Lori Price CLG]

U.S. Asks Judge to Lift His Ban on Pentagon's Anthrax Vaccination Program


ASHINGTON, Dec. 26 — The Justice Department has asked a federal district judge here to withdraw his preliminary injunction halting the military's mandatory anthrax vaccination program, or at least limit his ruling to the six plaintiffs whose suit prompted it.

The department's motion is the Bush administration's (dictatorshp's) first legal response to the injunction, issued on Monday and barring the Pentagon from "inoculating service members without their consent."

Lori Price
http://www.legitgov.org/

[Robbien]

1. Wow, talk about a slanted headline

A ban implies permanent. This was a temporary injunction until the case is reviewed.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. "the Pentagon is barred by law ... " - -doesn't sound "temporary" to me -

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. . Judge halts mandatory anthrax shots for troops

By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY
"WASHINGTON —

A federal court ruled Monday that the Pentagon cannot force troops to take a vaccine intended to protect them against anthrax. "

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"Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ruled that because the anthrax vaccine is still classified as experimental, the Pentagon is barred by law from giving it to servicemembers without their consent or an order from the president."

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"Pentagon officials referred questions to the Justice Department. Spokesman Charles Miller said the Defense Department is considering whether to appeal"



Sooo - my take on it is that it IS permanent, unless the DoD appeals it, or GeeDubya circumvents the court with an executive order ?