U.S. court upholds block on Biden's vaccine order for federal workers
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[March 24, 2023]
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Thursday
upheld a judge's ruling blocking enforcement of President Joe Biden's
2021 executive order requiring all federal employees take a COVID-19
vaccine. |
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the
COVID-19 response and vaccination program at the White House in
Washington, U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque |
The
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said that, contrary
to arguments by the Biden administration, the judge had
jurisdiction to issue a nationwide mandate against the
requirement.
A three-member panel of the Fifth Circuit overturned that ruling
in April last year.
Biden issued his executive order in September 2021, saying that
some 3.5 million federal employees or contractors who failed to
get the vaccine faced discipline or firing. Exemptions were made
for religious or medical reasons.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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