Court Delivers Mixed Victory to NBA in Case Involving COVID and Referees

United States Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger of the Southern District of New York has delivered a mixed ruling pertaining to documents submitted in a discrimination lawsuit brought by three professional basketball referees against the NBA. The referees alleged that the NBA discriminated against them on the basis of religion by denying their requests for exemptions from the league’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Specifically, the plaintiffs — Mark Ayotte, Ken Mauer, and Jaso