US appeals court walks back COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, in a decision Thursday, rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated. The ruling from the full appeals court, 16 full-time judges …

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers

The White House is defending President Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 after a federal appeals court blocked it.

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated.

Federal appeals court blocks Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees. The decision came from an en banc rehearing of the appeal, which was previously decided in favor of the government by a three-judge panel of the same court. The case turned on the central issue of whether courts have subject matter jurisdiction over pre-enforcement challenges to Executive Order (EO) 14043, Biden’s …

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers - American Press

President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, in a decision Thursday, rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated. The ruling from the full appeals court, 16 full-time judges at the time the cas…

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers

By KEVIN MCGILL (Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The…