( October 6, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 5 denied a petition for certiorari filed by former Bellingham, Wash., city employees 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....