Order on voluntary anthrax vaccinations for military [US DC]

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Order on voluntary anthrax vaccinations for military [US DC]

April 7, 2005 09:37:00 pm

Doe. v. Rumsfeld, US District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Emmet Sullivan, April 6, 2005 [modifying an injunction and ruling that the US Department of Defense can give troops anthrax vaccinations on a voluntary basis]. Read the full text of the order [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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