The Biden administration was dealt yet another blow on the vaccine front.
A federal court has upheld a ban on requiring federal contractors to take the vaccine.
Currently, this will impact Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.
However, if this decision holds on the Supreme Court, we can surely expect more suits to follow.
Not Happening
The Sixth Circuit Court surely delivered a decision that Biden was not expecting.
The ruling stated, “We decline the government’s invitation to construe as authorizing the President to ignore the limits inherent in the Property Act’s operative provisions in favor of an ‘anything goes’ pursuit of a broad statutory purpose.”
The rule has been on hold since November 2021, which is when the first case came before the court.
The case was initiated by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron…
My statement on the Sixth Circuit's ruling in the federal contractor vaccine mandate case: pic.twitter.com/tvOacerhzK
— Attorney General Daniel Cameron (@kyoag51) January 12, 2023
This will get elevated, but there is no reason to think the Supreme Court would decide any differently at this point with two lower court rulings blocking the mandate.