Trump Judge Blocks Mandate For Federal Contractors

The Associated Press reports:

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies. U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.

The order came in response to a lawsuit from several contractors and seven states — Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia. It applies across the U.S. because one of those challenging the order is the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., whose members do business nationwide. Baker found that the states are likely to succeed in their claim that Biden exceeded authorization from Congress when he issued the requirement in September.

Read the full article. Baker is a Trump appointee.

Federal judge issues nationwide injunction against a vaccine mandate for federal contractors, ruling that President Biden probably exceeded his authority by imposing the requirement. https://t.co/IsICNxDBnF

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