( October 6, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 5 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a group of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) employees seeking review to determine how much detail is needed regarding a plaintiff’s religious beliefs to file a Title VII claim and survive dismissal after a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority affirmed dismissal of religious discrimination claims stemming from requests for exemption from COVID-19 testing, masking and distancing guidelines....