The Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Vaccination Decisions Entrusted to the States
The Supreme Court seems poised to say that the existence of a secular medical exemption to vaccine mandates means a state must offer a religious exemption.
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It is time to step away from this destructive path where nine unelected individuals can decide our fate.
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Read more: The Beginning of the End of Federalism The Beginning of the End of Federalism
From this hearing we can anticipate substantial strengthening of an individual state’s ability to resist federal regulation.
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Read more: Major Questions about Vaccine Mandates, the Supreme Court, and the Major Questions Doctrine Major Questions about Vaccine Mandates, the Supreme Court, and the Major Questions Doctrine
A doctrine that essentially allows courts to strike down willy-nilly policies that they deem “major” undermines the federal government’s capacity to govern.
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Read more: The CMS Vaccine Mandate: The Nationwide Injunction and What It Means The CMS Vaccine Mandate: The Nationwide Injunction and What It Means
The ruling casts uncertainty over upcoming deadlines for vaccination compliance.
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Read more: The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: A Roundup of State Responses The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: A Roundup of State Responses
State litigation and legislation has created a landscape of uncertainty surrounding the legal status of the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Read more: What’s the Law on Vaccine Exemptions? A Religious Liberty Expert Explains What’s the Law on Vaccine Exemptions? A Religious Liberty Expert Explains
The legal basis of Americans’ supposed right to a religious exemption to vaccination is less clear than such policies’ popularity would suggest.
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Read more: Preventing Misuse of COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemptions Preventing Misuse of COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemptions
Entities imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates can take simple but significant steps to counter misuse of medical exemptions.
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Read more: Religious Exemptions to Vaccines and the Anti-Vax Movement Religious Exemptions to Vaccines and the Anti-Vax Movement
Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
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Read more: The Legality and Feasibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Children The Legality and Feasibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Children
Now that children over the age of 12 can get vaccinated against COVID-19, will immunization become a requirement for returning to school?