The vaccine mandate for federal employees will remain blocked at least until a September court hearing.
A Texas appeals court is dissolving a previous decision that upheld the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal employees.
On Monday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to request a full court to rehear Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden, effectively dissolving the court's April decision.
Feds for Medical Freedom, the plaintiffs, first challenged Biden's vaccine mandate in a district court in Texas in December 2021 and alleged that the president exceeded his authority in imposing the vaccine mandate for federal employees.
"So is submitting to a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when required as a condition of one's employment, workplace conduct? The answer to this question became a lot clearer after the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this month," J. Brown said, referencing the Supreme Court's finding in early January that Biden's vaccine mandate for private businesses falls outside a president's powers of authority.
In April, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the lower court's January ruling and lifted the injunction, siding with the Biden administration and allowing the mandate to be reimposed nationwide.
The order was subjected to criticism from health freedom groups who alleged federal overreach and was challenged in court by organizations representing federal workers, including the 700,000-member American Federation of Government Employees-the largest union representing federal workers.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Federal Vaccine Mandate Blocked Again as Appeals Court Dissolves Earlier Ruling
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