A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Louisiana medical school from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of attendance for the fall semester. The lawsuit was brought by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on behalf of three students at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), a private institution that operates six locations across southern United States, including one housed on the campus of the University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM). Although VCOM claimed no wrongdoing and argued that its vaccination policy was meant to ensure safety of all students, employees, and patients, U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana ruled in favor of the students, granting them a temporary restraining order against the vaccine mandate. According to the complaint, the VCOM students filed written dissents for exemptions from the school’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, citing Christian beliefs and concerns over the yet-to-be fully …