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Supreme Court Denies Emergency Religious Vaccine Exemption Request

9/9/2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court denied the mother’s emergency request for a religious vaccine exemption.
Lower courts had barred the child from enrolling in Eastchester, New York kindergarten while the lawsuit proceeds.
Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have granted the religious exemption.
President Donald Trump signed an August 10 executive order limiting the recommended childhood schedule to 11 immunizations.

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The U.S. Supreme Court denied the mother’s emergency request for a religious vaccine exemption.
Lower courts had barred the child from enrolling in Eastchester, New York kindergarten while the lawsuit proceeds.
Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have granted the religious exemption.
President Donald Trump signed an August 10 executive order limiting the recommended childhood schedule to 11 immunizations.