Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Challenge From Teachers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a New York City vaccine mandate challenge from teachers, meaning the mandate will be allowed to stand.

The nation’s high court rejected the case (pdf) without comment and provided no indication that any of the justices would take it.

The four teachers, who said the COVID-19-related rule violated their right to keep their profession, took their appeal to the Supreme Court after a lower court left the New York City mandate in place. Those teachers previously asked Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees...