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Does v. Mills

Application for injunctive relief denied on October 29, 2021

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21a90	1st Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2021

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should issue an injunction to prevent Maine from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers that lacks religious exemptions.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Court turns away religious challenge to Maine's vaccine mandate for health care workers (James Romoser, October 30, 2021)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/20/2021	Application (21A90) for injunctive relief, submitted to Justice Breyer.
10/20/2021	Response to application (21A90) requested by Justice Breyer, due Monday, October 25, by noon.
10/22/2021	Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by religious and civil rights organizations.
10/25/2021	Response to application from respondents MaineHealth, et al. filed.
10/25/2021	Response to application from respondents Janet T. Mills, et al. filed.
10/25/2021	Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
10/27/2021	Reply of applicants John Does 1-3, et al. filed.
10/28/2021	Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Public Health Associates and Scholars.
10/29/2021	Application (21A90) referred to the Court.
10/29/2021	Application (21A90) denied by the Court. The application for injunctive relief presented to JUSTICE BREYER and by him referred to the Court is denied. JUSTICE BARRETT, with whom JUSTICE KAVANAUGH joins, concurring in the denial of application for injunctive relief. (Detached Opinion). JUSTICE GORSUCH, with whom JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE ALITO join, dissenting from the denial of application for injunctive relief. (Detached Opinion).