Dorit Reiss

  • Read more: New York’s Strict Vaccine Mandate Goes to Court

    New York’s Strict Vaccine Mandate Goes to Court

    By Dorit Reiss On June 13, 2019 New York repealed the religious exemption from its school immunization mandates. While the actual repeal went fast – the bill passed the Assembly health committee, the Assembly floor, the Senate floor and the Governor’s office on the same day – the bill has been in the process since…

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  • Read more: California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Vaccine Law

    California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Vaccine Law

    By Dorit Reiss The Second Appellate District’s Court of Appeal upheld the California law that removed California’s Personal Belief Exemption (PBE) from school immunization requirements earlier this month. The decision is a strong endorsement of immunization mandates and is binding on all state courts until another appellate decision is handed down, or the Supreme Court…

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  • Read more: How the New York Court of Appeals Applied the Soda Cap Criteria to Vaccines

    How the New York Court of Appeals Applied the Soda Cap Criteria to Vaccines

    By Dorit Reiss New York’s Court of Appeals reversed an Appellate Division decision and reinstated New York City’s influenza mandate for city daycares in Garcia v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in June. Applying the same criteria the court used in 2014 to overturn the city’s controversial Soda Cap, the court…