( January 8, 2024, 1:01 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by former members of the military whose challenge to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement while they were still active members was deemed moot due to their departure from the military and the termination of the mandate was denied Jan. 8 by the high court justices....