- Docket No.
- 22-757
- Supreme Court
Goal
- Stop the government from implementing program to expand access to COVID-19 treatments.
Issues
Case History
Litigation Content
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.