Justice Barrett rejects Indiana University students' vaccine mandate appeal

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied a bid by Indiana University students to stop their school from requiring all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied a bid by eight Indiana University students Thursday to stop their school from requiring all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Barrett rejected the request without specifying the reasoning behind her decision. The case, the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court, comes after several lower courts similarly rejected the Indiana University students' argument that they were being coerced into getting vaccinated. "We are disappointed that Justice Barrett refused to intervene and protect IU student's rights," the students' lawyer, James Bopp, Jr., said in a statement. "Our appeal of the denial of the preliminary injunction is not effected by this ruling on the request for an emergency injunction and will continue," Bopp added. "The fight is not over for a long shot."