BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett DENIES bid from University of Indiana students to block vaccine mandates The decision is the first significant test for challenges to vaccine mandates Barrett did not even request a response from the university, nor did she refer the matter to the full court, suggesting she viewed the case as meritless The university initially was set to require medical records to prove vaccination status, but now simply asks students to attest to their vaccine online
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied a request from students at Indiana University to block the school's vaccine mandate.
Barrett did not even request a response from the university, nor did she refer the matter to the full court, suggesting she viewed the case as meritless.
The decision is the first significant test for challenges to vaccine mandates.
A group of eight Indiana students had asked the high court to weigh in on the Big Ten school's requirement of students and staff to be vaccinated before returning to campus. The students had requested an injunction from Barrett, who has jurisdiction over the