Supreme Court's Barrett rejects Indiana University students on vaccine mandate
By Andrew Chung
Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied a bid by students at Indiana University to block the school's requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Barrett rejected the students' emergency request without offering any explanation. The decision marks an early test of vaccine mandates amid a spike in infections and hospitalizations caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Lower courts had rejected the students' request for an injunction while litigation continues. (Reporting by Andrew Chung; Editing by Leslie Adler)
