Three Conservative Justices Dissent From Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Appeal on New York’s Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

The state has denied all religious exemptions

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks during an event in Washington on Oct. 21, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Supreme Court refused on June 30 to take up an appeal by 16 health care workers who object on religious grounds to New York state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers.

New York’s mandate offers medical exemptions but not religious exemptions.