The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans today put a temporary injunction on the Joe Biden vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees.
The ruling came Friday afternoon, and said that the mandate “grossly exceeds OSHA’s statutory authority.”
Gov. Mike Dunleavy heralded the opinion as a victory for freedom.
“For a federal court of appeals to stop a government action from proceeding tells Americans all they need to know about the ramifications of President Biden’s aggressiveness toward citizens,” Dunleavy said.
“Make no mistake, this issue will go to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the meantime, Alaskans can know there is some constraint against rampant overreach into their work and lives.” – Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Earlier this fall, President Joe Biden announced that the vaccine mandate would be enacted through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal regulator for workplace conditions.
The proposed mandate was published in the Federal Register last week, prompting the court challenge. On Friday, the court put a temporary stay on the Biden mandate.
The 5th Circuit’s decision halting the mandate applies nationwide. OSHA is now barred from taking additional steps until the federal courts issue a new order.
Earlier this week, the White House advised businesses who would be impacted by the mandate should proceed as though the White House would win in court.
Read the 5th Circuit decision here.
