Roberts et al. v. Bassett et al.

Docket No.
22-00622
Appellate Court
2nd Circuit

Goal

  • Stop the government from implementing program to expand access to COVID-19 treatments.

Issues

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Why this Matters:

The plaintiffs allege 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. 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

Cert denied