The precedent – cited often in recent court decisions – goes back over a century, to a 1905 case where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state’s power to mandate vaccinations during an epidemic.
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Judge Rejects Huntington Beach’s Challenge of Governor’s Coronavirus Beach Closures
“The United States Supreme Court has long recognized that the Constitution ‘does not import an absolute right in each person to be, at all times and in all circumstances, wholly free from constraint,’ ” wrote OC Superior Court Judge Nathan R. Scott.
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Constitutional Rights Can Be Limited to Protect Public Health, Federal Judge Rules in OC Beach Case
Resident’s constitutional rights can be forced to take a backseat when compared to a state’s right to protect the public from a disease epidemic, a federal judge ruled Friday.
