201222P.pdf   03/05/2021  B.W.C.  v.  Randall Williams
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  20-1222
                          and No:  20-2207
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Gruender and Stras, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - School immunizations. Plaintiffs chose not to immunize their 
   children on religious grounds but refused to complete the Missouri 
   Department of Health and Senior Services Form 11, which is the form 
   prescribed by the state for seeking an exemption from vaccination 
   requirements; plaintiffs claimed the Form and the text in the Form 
   regarding "vaccine education" violated their rights to free speech, free 
   religious exercise, and equal protection. The district court dismissed the 
   suit. Held: Form 11 does not compel, restrict or incidentally burden 
   plaintiffs' free speech rights; nor does the Form require plaintiffs to 
   engage in conduct against their religious beliefs or make them morally 
   complicit in the production or use of vaccines; the Form simply 
   communicates neutrally to any person considering opting out on religious 
   grounds that the government discourages such a choice but acknowledges 
   that the ultimate decision is up to the parents; the Form does not target 
   religious believers or violate their right to equal protection as it 
   treats all exemption requests the same; plaintiffs failed to state a 
   "hybrid right" requiring strict scrutiny.