Advocacy Group Asks Court to Overturn NY Vaccine Mandate, Citing Supreme Court Rulings

New York’s vaccine mandate unconstitutionally prohibits exemptions for religious reasons, according to Children’s Health Defense.
Advocacy Group Asks Court to Overturn NY Vaccine Mandate, Citing Supreme Court Rulings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 24, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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A federal court should strike down a New York law that revoked religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements, a group that stated that it works to keep children safe stated in a new lawsuit on Dec. 15.

Children’s Health Defense, the group formerly headed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., cited two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in its filing with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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