U.S. Supreme Court Denies Service Members’ 2 Vaccine Mandate Petitions

( February 23, 2026, 1:26 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 23 denied two petitions filed by members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force that asked the justices to consider in two class cases whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows for their reinstatement following their refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine to include awards of back pay and retirement points....