Republicans challenging a State House vaccine mandate have lost their court challenge. On Friday, an appellate division judge denied a GOP request to halt a requirement to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or of a negative test in order to enter the State House in Trenton. The requirement remains in place this week but the case is not over, as the judge scheduled a hearing on the matter for April.
This all after some Republican lawmakers tried to enter the voting chamber without showing a vaccination card or proof of a negative COVID-19 test last week. Initially, State Police blocked them from entering, but eventually let them in. Since then, security around the State House has increased, with checkpoints set up at building entryways.
