Split 4th Circ. Backs West Virginia Schoolchildren Vax Law

By Gianna Ferrarin ( April 9, 2026, 6:52 PM EDT) -- A split Fourth Circuit panel struck down an order barring West Virginia from applying a compulsory vaccination law to a student whose parents alleged the law violates her religious rights, ruling the law serves the state's interest in reducing the spread of infectious diseases....

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