Supreme Court tosses federal vaccine mandate rulings

The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 threw out three cases challenging the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees and military members, preventing lower court rulings from establishing a precedent for future mandates, The Hill reported. 

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Appeals courts had conflicting rulings in the cases, but the vaccine mandates were rescinded before the Supreme Court could weigh in. The Biden administration ended the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate in May, while the Pentagon rescinded its rule for military members in January.

The Supreme Court determined that disputes over the mandate were moot, as the vaccination rules are now defunct. The decision creates a clean legal slate for any future vaccine mandates, according to The Hill. 

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