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Application for injunctive relief denied on December 13, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21A125 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether New York State Health Regulation § 2.61 violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment by requiring employers to terminate healthcare workers who refuse a vaccine because of their religious beliefs but allows employers the unfettered ability to keep healthcare workers who refuse a vaccine because of a medical condition.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 01 2021Application (21A125) for injunctive relief, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Nov 03 2021Response to application (21A125) requested by Justice Sotomayor, due Wednesday, November 10, by 4 p.m.
Nov 09 2021Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al.
Nov 10 2021Response to application from respondents Kathleen Hochul, et al. filed.
Dec 06 2021Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Public Health Associations and Scholars of Public Health.
Dec 13 2021Application (21A125) referred to the Court.
Dec 13 2021Application (21A125) denied by the Court. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the application.