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Split NC Supreme Court permits teen’s forced COVID vaccination suit against Guilford schools

A Guilford County teenager and his mother can move forward with their lawsuit against the local school board and the Old North State Medical Society over a forced COVID-19 vaccination. The state Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings against the teen and mother with a 5-2 decision Friday.

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State’s top court to hear series of COVID-related cases in October

The North Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled multiple cases on back-to-back days in October dealing with consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.Eight cases scheduled for oral arguments on Oct. 22-23 will cover a range of legal disputes related to the pandemic that hit North Carolina in spring 2020. Topics include the shutdown of bars across the state, the impact of the University of North Carolina System closing campuses to students, and the forced vaccination of a high school football player in Guilford County.

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Children’s health group, GOP lawmakers support teen in forced COVID vaccination case

A national nonprofit children’s health group and eight Republican state lawmakers are supporting a Guilford County teen in his case at the North Carolina Supreme Court. The teen was forced to take a COVID-19 vaccine shot in 2021 against his will and without parental consent.

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Teen disputes federal immunity in forced COVID vaccination lawsuit

A Guilford County teenager and his mother challenge the argument that a federal law blocks their lawsuit over the teen’s forced COVID vaccination. They filed a new brief Tuesday with the North Carolina Supreme Court, which agreed in May to hear the case.

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State’s high court will take up teen’s forced COVID vaccination case

The North Carolina Supreme Court will consider the case of a Guilford County teenager who was vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021 despite his objections and without parental consent. A court order Thursday confirmed that the high court will take up the case of Tanner Smith, who was 14 when he faced the forced vaccination.

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Eight GOP lawmakers urge NC Supreme Court to take forced vaccination case

Eight Republican members of North Carolina’s House of Representatives would like to see the state Supreme Court take up a case dealing with the forced COVID vaccination of a 14-year-old boy in 2021. Lower courts have ruled against the teen and his mother.

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