A group of nearly 90 Washington state troopers, firefighters, and other employees filed a lawsuit on Sept. 10 against Gov. Jay Inslee (D). The plaintiffs claim that by issuing a vaccine mandate on Aug. 9, Insleey exceeded the authority of his office and violated the rights of state workers guaranteed by the state’s constitution. A spokesman for Inslee did not return a request for comment. The plaintiffs plan to add 30,000 to 50,000 other plaintiffs to the lawsuit (pdf), according to the complaint filed in the Superior Court of Washington in Walla Walla county. Some of the plaintiffs sought religious exemptions to the mandate and were required to submit a religious questionnaire. The questionnaires inquired into protected private matters, including health decisions and religious convictions, according to the lawsuit. The plaintiffs cite an email sent by Inslee’s General Counsel Kathryn Leathers that appears to show the governor’s office coordinating the …
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