Jacobson v. Bassett

Docket No.
3:22-cv-00033
District Court
New York Northern

Goal

  • Block enforcement of an agency action
  • Certify class
  • Declaration that agency action is unlawful

Issues

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Why this Matters:

The plaintiff, seeking to bring a class action, alleges that efforts New York City pursued to ensure that communities of color had robust access to certain treatments for COVID-19 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color and various structural barriers have made it difficult for those communities to receive certain COVID-19 treatments compared to their white counterparts.

Potential Impact:

Restrictions on the ability for policymakers to address gaps in treatment access for communities of color would hamper measures aimed at narrowing disparate health outcomes.

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Current Status

Case Dismissed