With three conservatives dissenting, court declines to intervene on behalf of Air Force officer who won’t get vaccinated

With three conservatives dissenting, court declines to intervene on behalf of Air Force officer who won’t get vaccinated

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The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea from a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve to block the Air Force from disciplining him because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Three justices – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch – indicated that they would have granted the request and allowed him to continue to serve while his appeal continues.

The case, Dunn v. Austin, was brought by Lt. Col. Jonathan Dunn, an Air Force … Read the rest