No Southern Hospitality: The District of South Carolina Denies Plaintiffs’ Requests to Enjoin Local Governments’ Vaccine Mandates

On October 21, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina denied requests to block local COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Bauer v. Summey. This ruling highlighted the conflict between individual rights and public health, prioritizing community safety over personal choice. The plaintiffs were deemed unlikely to succeed in their claims. Interested in the implications of this ruling? Read on for further analysis.