United States Eighth Circuit

Appeal from an order preserving the statutory requirement that Arkansas schoolchildren be immunized was rendered moot when the legislature broadened the statute's exemption to encompass philosophical as well as religious objections; newly raised challenges to the revised statute were unripe for review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2004
• Published 03/08/2004

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN , Chief Judge, RILEY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert T. Moxley, argued, Cheyenne, WY, and Matthew D. Staver, argued, Longwood, FL (Gregory T. Karber, Fort Smith, AR, Erik W. Stanley and Joel L. Oster, Longwood, FL, on the brief), for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rick D. Hogan, argued, Little Rock, AR (Robert M. Brech, Dan F. Bufford and Brian A. Brown, on the brief), for appellees.