Justice Sonia Sotomayor proves to be the radical she is as she uses her position on the supreme court to deny the constitutional rights of the people of New York. On Monday, the Supreme court blocked two emergency requests seeking to stop the enforcement of New York state’s vaccine mandates for health care workers.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court refuses to block a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for New York state health care workers who sought a religious exemption. The court had previously turned away health care workers in Maine, who filed a similar challenge. https://t.co/fFofqP9Trv
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 13, 2021
CNBC was one of the first outlets to report on this breaking decision by the Supreme Court.
The legal challenge was filed by a group of 20 doctors and nurses who argued that the state’s vaccine mandate violates the First Amendment to the Constitution because it fails to include a religious exemption.
The request for an injunction had been presented to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is assigned to handle cases from New York.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito — three of the court’s six-member conservative majority — said in the order that they would have granted the bid to block the mandate.
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CNN also reports that “The rule, which is currently in effect, covers workers in hospitals and nursing homes, home health agencies, adult centers as well as hospices. Several doctors who say they have treated many patients with Covid filed a separate request with the justices.”
Justice Neil Gorsuch has Something to Say About Vaccine Mandates
Religious Exemptions have been a hot topic when it comes to vaccination mandates. Justice Neil Gorsuch has noted on this topic that, “Even if one were to read the State’s actions as something other than signs of animus, they leave little doubt that the revised mandate was specifically directed at the applicants’ unorthodox religious beliefs and practices.”
Only two other GOP-appointed justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, joined Neil Gorsuch in support of an injunction.
"These applicants are not 'anti-vaxxers' who object to all vaccines," he wrote, sticking up for those with religious exception.
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 16, 2021
He also pointed out that other states have found a balance between health concerns and people’s rights. Gorsuch warned about coercing people who objected on religious grounds, even though his critics pointed out that the Pope has encouraged vaccination mandates.
“Gorsuch noted the fact that the Pope has encouraged vaccination. He asked, rhetorically, “if so many other religious persons are willing to be vaccinated, it is tempting enough to ask: What can be so wrong with coercing the few who are not?”
Answering his own question, Gorsuch said, “We should know the costs that come when this Court stands silent as majorities invade the constitutional rights of the unpopular and unorthodox.”https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1461110426263908355
This particular case was just one of many challenging Joe Biden’s OSHA mandated vaccination requirement for employers with 100 or more employees. Many cases, including the conservative outlet The Daily Wire, are still fighting at the state and federal levels.
