Supreme Court justices on June 29 declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that upheld New York’s not allowing religious exemptions for its mandate that healthcare workers take COVID-19 vaccines.
Six of nine justices declined to consider the case. They did not say why.
At least four justices must agree to review an appeal for it to move forward.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, said that the court should have reviewed the case.
New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers originally included exemptions on medical or religious grounds. But when Kathy Hochul became governor, she rescinded religious exemptions, leading to the termination of a number of workers, some of whom lodged a lawsuit against the state and their former employers….