( January 16, 2026, 9:23 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 15 requested a response to a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by physicians and other entities that questioned the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine seeking review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel opinion affirming the dismissal by a Washington federal court of the petitioners’ lawsuit alleging constitutional violations by the state in initiating disciplinary proceedings against the doctors for the publication of allegedly false views on COVID-19....