( September 8, 2026, 3:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The city of Bellingham, Wash., waived its right to respond to former city employees’ petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling affirming dismissal of the employees’ claims that their 14th Amendment rights were violated after they refused to become vaccinated against COVID-19....