Nick Rolovich's lawsuit against Washington State University over his firing as head football coach has been mostly dismissed.
In a ruling on Tuesday (h/t Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today), Judge Thomas O. Rice determined there were "no facts" to support Rolovich's claim the school fired him because of his religious beliefs:
"This Court and many others around the country have consistently found COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state employees are facially neutral and generally applicable, and terminating an employee for failing to comply with a vaccine mandate is a permissible employment action."
Schrotenboer did note Rice is allowing three of Rolovich's seven claims against the university to proceed toward trial, including breach of contract.