Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Religious vaccine exemption cases consolidated

Fourteenth Circuit Judge Michael Froble, seen here at a July hearing, ruled Monday afternoon in Raleigh County Circuit Court to consolidate two cases involving West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...
West Virginia MetroNews

What’s a religious exemption and what’s a philosophical one? Even the lawyers see that differently

The judge in a vaccine exemptions case that resumes this week asked lawyers to complete some homework about a central question that is also existential: How would you differentiate between religious ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Needle Points: Attorneys for West Virginia Department of Health seek clarification from Supreme Court in religious vaccine exemption case

Attorneys for the West Virginia Department of Health want the state Supreme Court of Appeals to weigh in on a question that could determine the fates of several lawsuits dealing with religious vaccine ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

The U.S. Supreme Court directed a lower court to review the ban, which applies to strict vaccine requirements in New York schools. By Joseph Goldstein The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Monday that it ...
NorthJersey.com

How easy is it to get a religious exemption from vaccines in NJ?

Religious exemptions for school vaccinations in New Jersey have more than doubled in the past six years. The overall vaccination compliance rate for New Jersey students has dropped from 95% to 91% ...