Federal Court Partially Lifts Ban on Biden Administration’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Contractors

Federal Court Partially Lifts Ban on Biden Administration’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Contractors
President Joe Biden announces COVID-19 vaccine mandates at the White House in Washington on Sept. 9, 2021. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A U.S. court has lifted part of the ban on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, finding a lower court went too far in blocking the vaccination requirements across the nation—but also predicting that the challenge to the mandate will probably succeed.
U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker, a Trump appointee, in December 2021 blocked President Joe Biden’s mandate in all 50 states, finding the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act likely doesn’t give Biden the power to issue such mandates.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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