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Federal appeals court reinstates vaccine choice law for Montana health care facilities

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision comes nearly two years after House Bill 702 was partially blocked.

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Montana's pandemic-era law barring vaccine mandates and data collection may go into effect in health care settings, reversing a federal judge's injunction from 2022 after state attorneys appealed the case early last year.

House Bill 702, which was already in place for many other private businesses and employment settings, prohibits employ...

 

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