In 2021, First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit on behalf of dozens of Navy SEALs and Navy Particular Operators, which was later expanded to cowl a category of all Navy service members, who had non secular objections to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
First Liberty Institute and Hacker Stephens LLP have now introduced a settlement has been reached with the U.S. Division of the Navy.
First Liberty Institute shares:
The settlement ensures that Navy service members who refused the COVID vaccine for non secular causes will now have a possibility to have their data corrected and their careers protected, contemplating the following three promotion “boards should not think about any hostile info associated solely to COVID-19 vaccine refusal in instances through which a non secular lodging was requested.” Servicemembers who elected to go away service after being mistreated by the Navy may even get their data corrected. The Navy additionally agreed to put up an announcement affirming the Navy’s respect for non secular service members, present extra coaching for commanders who evaluate non secular lodging requests, revise a coverage associated to lodging requests that was modified in the course of the mandate, and pay $1.5 million in attorneys’ charges.
“This has been an extended and troublesome journey, however the Navy SEALs by no means gave up,” stated Danielle Runyan, Chair of the Navy Apply Group and Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute. “We’re thrilled that these members of the Navy who have been guided by their conscience and steadfast of their religion is not going to be penalized of their Navy careers.”
“This was a hard-fought however important victory for all members of the navy and the precept of spiritual liberty,” added Heather Gebelin Hacker, lead counsel for the category together with Andrew Stephens and a associate at Hacker Stephens LLP.
Moreover, the Navy has agreed to “re-review the personnel data of all Class Members to make sure that the U.S. Navy has completely eliminated data indicating administrative separation processing or proceedings, formal counseling, and non-judicial punishment actions taken in opposition to the Class Member solely on the idea of non-compliance with the COVID-19 Mandate and hostile info associated to non-compliance with the COVID-19 Mandate.”
Ted Macie shared his ideas on X, saying the case saved his Naval profession. Macie was one in all 231 individuals who signed the Declaration of Navy Accountability relating to the dealing with of the COVID vaccine mandate for members of the navy.
This case saved my Naval profession (on the time, 18 years lively responsibility). I used to be about to be involuntarily separated over an unlawful shot mandate, with a non secular lodging in course of, as a substitute, by the grace of God I’m retiring quickly, with what can be 23 years of service, 3 reserve, and 20 lively responsibility.
By no stretch of the creativeness, am I ungrateful for this case, the attorneys and group. Whereas this can be a small victory for the SEALs, their households, and @1stLiberty, we (231 signatories of the Declaration for Navy Accountability) must hold urgent. Sure, there was a settlement and a few aid, nevertheless, there may be nonetheless nothing to stop one thing like this from taking place once more. There have to be accountability. Individuals must go to jail, at a minimal.
The impact of this case additionally created a pivotal second in my household’s life. Since we thought I used to be going to be kicked out, we deliberate for me to run for Congress. This was by no means an aspiration, it was out of necessity. After experiencing 1. the blatant disregard for the regulation and other people’s Constitutional rights, 2. the extent of deception happening between pharma, FDA the DoD and three. the shortage of urgency or motion by Congress, we shortly found out that almost all of them are puppets and/or cowards with minimal integrity.
Moreover, since I used to be capable of stay on lively responsibility, I ended up turning into a whistleblower by monitoring the Protection Medical Epidemiology Database DMED for uncommon indicators comparable to 151% Myocarditis and 973% enhance in AD Pilot coronary heart failure occurrences. After a video went viral, I used to be put beneath investigation as a substitute of them investigating the knowledge I used to be alerting up my chain of command, all the way in which to the @USNavyCNO. I’ve been quiet about it however I’m nonetheless coping with whistleblower retaliation…extra to that story one other time.
We had no different choice however to turn into part of the answer, particularly for our kids. There’s extra again story, however my spouse @MaraMacie ended up operating for US Congress in FL D5 due to what we skilled, fought tooth and nail for and the attractive individuals we’ve met alongside the way in which. She’s constructed for this.
All of the hardship simply provides gasoline to our hearth. We’re going to save lots of this place whether or not they like or not.
LONG POST: SEALS 1-26 V BIDEN CASE
This case saved my Naval profession (on the time, 18 years lively responsibility). I used to be about to be involuntarily separated over an unlawful shot mandate, with a non secular lodging in course of, as a substitute, by the grace of God I’m retiring quickly, with… https://t.co/vKZPMD8L97 pic.twitter.com/BNE3LgAlRy
— Ted (@ted_macie) July 26, 2024
Ted’s spouse Mara Macie is operating for Congress in Florida’s fifth District.
