'The same week the Australian court upheld the revocation of Djokovic's visa for not being vaccinated -- America's top court struck down a similar effort from President Joe Biden to protect the public health of a nation,' writes Dean Obeidallah | Opinion
Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program"The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @DeanObeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. This piece has been updated to reflect the latest news.
The world's No.1-ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, won't compete in the Australian Open this week after an Australian court unanimously ruled to deport the Serbian tennis star for being unvaccinated against Covid-19 without a valid medical exemption, which would be required to legally enter the country.
Dean ObeidallahAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed the court's decision as helping"keep our borders strong and keep Australians safe," thus ending a weekslong saga of court hearings, revoked visas, diplomatic rows and more.
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