In re: Children's Health Defense Inc., et al
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June 24, 2024
Justices Pass On Rutgers COVID-19 Vax Mandate Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a split Third Circuit ruling that Rutgers University students cannot challenge the school's COVID-19 vaccine policy because, under the high court's 1905 precedent in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, there is no fundamental right to refuse vaccinations.
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February 15, 2024
3rd Circ. Says Rutgers Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines
The Third Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by Rutgers University students who challenged the school's COVID-19 vaccine policy, with the majority finding that, under the U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, there is no fundamental right to refuse vaccinations.
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June 27, 2023
3rd Circ. Mulls Rutgers' Ability To Mandate COVID Vax
Counsel for a group of Rutgers University students told the Third Circuit on Tuesday that the school did not have the authority to require its students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend classes, calling the policy unconstitutional because of the vaccine's "experimental" nature.