( August 17, 2026, 9:09 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — United Airlines Inc. filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to consider Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23’s commonality and predominance requirements in a class case by workers who accuse the airline of discrimination by failing to provide religious and medical accommodations from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement....