As predicted, the language used in the OSHA decision has freed NYC to move forward with its own mandate.
The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City public school teachers seeking to block a vaccine mandate for employees who were not given a religious exemption.
Their appeal was directed to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who handles cases from that region. She rejected an earlier challenge, filed in October, to the city’s vaccine mandate. She rejected the teachers' latest appeal with no explanation, which is the court’s usual procedure.
Sotomayor didn't have to give an explanation. The words were in the OSHA decision. Seconsly, I already said that Sotomayor should never have been allowed to be involved in such decisions given her personal conflict of interest. For those who don't recall, Sotomayor, though "vaccinated" is still deathly afraid of getting COVID. This makes it clear that she doesn't believe that said "vaccines" work. If she doesn't believe such vaccines work, she has no business mandating them on other people.
Requests for exemption have also been denied to employees if the leader of their religious organization has spoken publicly in favor of getting the vaccine. That means objections are not honored for many Catholics, the appeal said, given the pope’s endorsement of vaccinations.
Very odd to see this since prior rulings make it clear that one's objection is not subject to such scrutiny or dependency on the agreement or approval by a "religious leader".
Not surprised Sotomayor would miss that.
I'll repeat once again that this doesn't stop until a court rules on the basis of the bodily autonomy of individuals being inviolable. Upholding the text of laws such as the ADA the explicitly denies the ability of both public and private entities from inquiring about the "functions of the immune system" of any potential or current employee unless it has a direct bearing on business.
Said ruling also needs to address the known risks and lack of efficacy in terms of transmission and infection, which is The Point of vaccination. Until these things are done these mostly blue areas will take the language of the OSHA ruling and impose what they want.