Morrisey asks WV Supreme Court to uphold Raleigh County school vaccine ruling

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 571

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has asked the state’s highest court to affirm a Raleigh County Circuit Court ruling that found that — without religious exemptions — the state’s school vaccine policy violates a 2023 religious freedom law.

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey filed an amicus brief on Morrisey’s behalf in the state Supreme Court case Board of Education v. Guzman. The school board is appealing Judge Michael Froble’s November ruling that schools …

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