Judge Cites Smallpox-Era Standard to Reject Challenge to NY Travel Quarantine

A federal judge in upstate New York rejected a constitutional challenge to New York’s quarantine rules for travelers from high-risk states, finding a 115-year-old legal precedent required deference to the state’s decision. The suit, filed in early July, alleged New York’s quarantine order violated the plaintiff’s right to travel. But Judge David Hurd, in a 25-page ruling on the matter,…