AdvertisementSupreme Court justice has turned down NYC teachers' appeal of the vaccine requirementOctober 01, 2021The Associated PressfacebookEmailTeachers protested in August against COVID-19 vaccination mandates in New York. On Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block the city's vaccine mandate for public school teachers and other staff. (AP)