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Jacobson v. Massachusetts (U.S. 1905).
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Jacobson v. Massachusetts [U.S. Supreme Court, 1905] — Individual liberty does not override the state's power to enact reasonable public health laws requiring vaccinations. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/jacobson/, accessed April 9, 2026).
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Holding: Individual liberty does not override the state's power to enact reasonable public health laws requiring vaccinations.
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Jacobson v. Massachusetts is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1905. The court held that individual liberty does not override the state's power to enact reasonable public health laws requiring vaccinations.