Jacobson v. Massachusetts

Type: Book

As of November 2026, Jacobson v. Massachusetts has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ben Shapiro Show (Oct 2022).

Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws. The Court's decision articulated the view that individual liberty is not absolute and is subject to the police power of the state. Jacobson has been invoked in numerous other Supreme Court cases as an example of a baseline exercise of the police power.

Jacobson v. Massachusetts at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardOct 2022 on The Ben Shapiro Show
Author
Published1905
PublisherU.S. Supreme Court

Who talks about Jacobson v. Massachusetts on podcasts?

Jacobson v. Massachusetts came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2022 on The Ben Shapiro Show.

What is Jacobson v. Massachusetts mentioned alongside?

Jacobson v. Massachusetts is most often mentioned alongside Center for Disease Control, Allstate and Verizon.

Mentioned together: Center for Disease Control, Allstate, Verizon, Matt Walsh, ExpressVPN, Broadway, Policygenius, Denny's, Apple TV+, Washington Post