- Docket No.
- 1:25-cv-11916
- District Court
- Massachusetts
Goal
- Declaration that a directive is unlawful
- Stop the government from enforcing a directive
Issues
Litigation Content
Why this Matters:
The plaintiffs allege that the HHS Secretary’s directive removing the COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC-recommended immunization schedules for children and pregnant women is unlawful and arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Potential Impact:
The federal vaccine legal infrastructure has been instrumental in shoring up vaccine policy across the country. Modification of the CDC’s recommended vaccination without sufficient scientific justification could lead to reduced coverage by insurers, increased vaccination hesitancy, increased risk of the spread of preventable diseases, and increased mortality.
News And Analysis (1)
16 Major Filings
- PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO MOTION TO VACATE (Aug 14, 2025)
- MOTION TO VACATE DENIAL OF MOTION TO INTERVENE (Aug 12, 2025)
- RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO INTERVENTION (Aug 6, 2025)
- ELECTRONIC CLERK'S NOTES FOR PROCEEDINGS HELD BEFORE JUDGE WILLIAM G. YOUNG (Jul 31, 2025)
- ELECTRONIC ORDER (Jul 31, 2025)
- PARTIES’ SCHEDULING CONFERENCE STATEMENT (Jul 30, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO JOSE PEREZ’S MOTION TO INTERVENE AS DEFENDANT (Jul 30, 2025)
- APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DECLARATORY RELIEF AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION (Jul 29, 2025)
- MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DECLARATORY RELIEF AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION (Jul 29, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DECLARATORY RELIEF AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION (Jul 29, 2025)
- AMENDED BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO INTERVENE (Jul 24, 2025)
- FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (Jul 23, 2025)
- MOTION TO INTERVENE AS DEFENDANT (Jul 16, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Jul 9, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DECLARATORY RELIEF (Jul 7, 2025)
- COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (Jul 7, 2025)