Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers

Summary by Ground News

Biden announced in September that more than 3.5 million federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no option to get regularly tested instead. The requirement kicked in this past November, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that 98% of federal workers are vaccinated. The Justice Department said it would appeal the ruling.

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Reuters

U.S. judge blocks Biden federal employee COVID vaccine mandate

A judge in Texas ruled on Friday that President Joe Biden could not require federal employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and blocked the U.S. government from disciplining employees who failed to comply.

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CBS Local

Texas Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Nationwide

HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees, dealing another blow to President Joe Biden’s campaign to increase the country’s lackluster vaccination rate.Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown called the mandate an overstep of presidential authority and cited the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down a separate administration mandate that had applied …

4 months ago·United States

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The Independent

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal workers

The federal judge’s ruling is the latest in a series of setbacks dealt to Mr Biden by Trump-appointed judges

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

'A bridge too far': federal judge in Texas blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers

Federal workers who did not comply with the order have been referred to counseling and faced termination under an executive order signed by Joe Biden.

4 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

Judge halts Biden COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees

A federal judge issued an order Friday halting President Biden’s order that all federal employees get the coronavirus vaccine or risk losing their jobs, saying the president overstepped the bounds of his powers.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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abc News

Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate

A U.S. judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction barring the federal government from enforcing President Joe Biden’s requirement that federal workers without qualifying medical or religious exemptions be vaccinated for COVID-19

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