SCOTUS IS NOT COMING TO SAVE US: The Supreme Court denied Health Freedom Defense Fund's petition to review a 2025 Ninth Circuit ruling that allows government to mandate medical interventions without evidence of efficacy or judicial oversight. The case originated from HFDF's 2021 lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The Ninth Circuit ruled that courts shouldn't question mandates as long as authorities claim they're for 'public health' — and that it doesn't matter whether the shots actually worked, only that officials believed they would help.
HFDF President Leslie Manookian warned the ruling sets binding precedent across the largest federal circuit: 'The system is not going to protect us. It's up to us, the people, to refuse to ever obey a mandate from authority again.' She pointed to emerging disease narratives as potential pretexts for future mandates. HFDF is now focused on state-level Medical Freedom Acts — Idaho passed one in 2025, Arizona's legislature just approved a similar bill, and at least a dozen more states have introduced versions.
SCOTUS IS NOT COMING TO SAVE US: The Supreme Court denied Health Freedom Defense Fund's petition to review a 2025 Ninth Circuit ruling that allows government to mandate medical interventions without evidence of efficacy or judicial oversight. The case originated from HFDF's 2021 lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The Ninth Circuit ruled that courts shouldn't question mandates as long as authorities claim they're for 'public health' — and that it doesn't matter whether the shots actually worked, only that officials believed they would help.
HFDF President Leslie Manookian warned the ruling sets binding precedent across the largest federal circuit: 'The system is not going to protect us. It's up to us, the people, to refuse to ever obey a mandate from authority again.' She pointed to emerging disease narratives as potential pretexts for future mandates. HFDF is now focused on state-level Medical Freedom Acts — Idaho passed one in 2025, Arizona's legislature just approved a similar bill, and at least a dozen more states have introduced versions.
SOURCE: https://x.com/theHFDF/status/2056509036103958977