WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Child Health Advocacythe anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The justices did not comment on whether to uphold rulings against the group from the federal appeals courts in New Orleans and Philadelphia.
In one case in Texas, the group joined parents in opposing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authorization to administer coronavirus vaccines to children. In a New Jersey case, the Children’s Health Defense challenged a requirement of Rutgers Universityimposed in 2021, so that most students would be vaccinated to attend on-campus courses, although the school did not require teachers or staff to be vaccinated.
Children’s Health Defense has a pending lawsuit against a number of news organizations, including the Associated Press, accusing them of violating antitrust laws by taking steps to identify misinformation, including about COVID-19 and COVID vaccines -19. Kennedy he said goodbye to the group when he announced his candidacy for president, but is listed as one of its lawyers in the lawsuit.
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