Attorney General says pilot has fought for the very
freedoms being denied to him
BATON ROUGE, LA – Attorney General Jeff Landry expressed
disappointment after the United States Supreme Court declined to prevent the
Air Force from disciplining a Reserve officer who refused a COVID shot due to
his strongly held religious beliefs.
Attorney General Landry issued the
following statement in regards to the latest action in Dunn v Austin – a
legal challenge made by a combat pilot against Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
on men and women serving in the Armed Forces:
“Lt. Col. Dunn honorably served our Nation in battle, yet
his fight for medical freedom and religious liberty has seemingly ended his
military career. I am disappointed the Supreme Court turned down his plea to
continue service in the Air Force while his litigation continues in the lower
courts. This pilot – and other service members – should be granted religious
exemptions, just like so many military personnel have received secular
exemptions. While I wish the Biden Administration would simply terminate their
constant assaults on individual liberty, I know that more is required; so I
will continue challenging them in court. I will not waver in my support of my
fellow brothers and sisters in arms who risk life and limb to protect the
liberties that Biden so willingly tramples. I hope the courts will do better as
they weigh the merits of this case.”
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Attorney General Landry joined an amicus brief in support
of Lt. Col Dunn on April 12, 2022, asking the Justices to block the Air Force
from inflicting punishments that deprive Dunn of his First Amendment freedoms
and irreparably harm his career.
