High Court Won’t Hear Fired And Demoted Workers’ Religious Bias, Retaliation Cases

( July 8, 2026, 8:36 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for writs of certiorari in three cases filed by terminated and demoted employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act and the First Amendment alleging religious discrimination for failing to get vaccinated for COVID, and retaliation for requesting accommodations after an injury and posting controversial political commentary on a personal Facebook page....