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Illinois: DeVore claims victory after Pritzker drops vaccine/testing mandate for higher ed staff and students

“It’s my opinion that given that these colleges were in the position where they had to answer our lawsuit within the next week or two, the governor issued this modified executive order to try to render this lawsuit moot. There’s no facts and science to support any of what he just did, it’s a way to get these colleges out of the hotbox in where they were going to have to answer this lawsuit,” DaVore said. “To that extent I’m pleased that my clients and the rest of the kids in college as well as the educators are no longer under this vaccination or test policy, I’m grateful for that, but it’s sad it took another lawsuit to accomplish that.” – Tom DeVore

Center Square – “Students and staff at universities and community colleges no longer have to prove they’re vaccinated or test for COVID-19 under modified orders from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The attorney who sued over the mandates is claiming victory…”

Link to the article: https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/devore-claims-victory-after-pritzker-drops-vaccine-testing-mandate-for-higher-ed-staff-and-students/article_af8d235e-02eb-11ed-a366-17ac2db23d63.html?fbclid=IwAR1oDB51LUk1q502iXDARcdVF-jCwLT-Nv-y0wcLR9SUk4BvjV9I6Gu7qLI