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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider requiring that government-imposed Covid-19 vaccine mandates include religious exemptions, turning away an appeal by a group of Maine health-care workers.
The justices left intact a federal appeals court decision letting Maine fully enforce its shot requirement for workers in licensed health-care facilities. Maine is one of three states, along with New York and Rhode Island, that require vaccination of health-care workers and allow exemptions only for medical reasons.
Although the Supreme Court has limited the federal governments power to require Covid shots or tests, the justices have allowed state and local mandates, even without religious exemptions. The court left in force New Yorks requirement in December.
The Supreme Court had already rejected the Maine challengers in October, when over three dissents the justices refused to intervene on an emergency basis.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/u-s-supreme-court-spurns-bid-for-religious-opt-out-from-vaccine-rule/ar-AAUalmO?ocid=msedgntp
I won't lie... I'm surprised... Maybe they just think it's time their base stopped committing suicide by covid
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)A little dose of reason.
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,028 posts)Basically, there already is a vaccine exemption in the mandates. It's called getting tested.
Faux pas
(14,681 posts)Giving us a little now to soften us up for the BIG screw over.