Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public school teachers and other staff from going into effect.
NEW YORK — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public school teachers and other staff from going into effect.with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday.
In a statement, Georgia Pestana, the city's corporation counsel, said, “We are gratified by Justice Sotomayor’s decision. She made the right call on the law and in the best interest of students and educators.” An original deadline earlier this week was delayed after a legal challenge, but a federal appeals panel said Monday that New York City could go ahead with the mandate in the country's largest school district.from students at Indiana University to block that institution's vaccine mandate.
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