Category: Federal-State Relations

State of Oklahoma Suing Biden Administration Over ‘Unconstitutional’ National Guard Vaccine Mandate

December 3, 2021
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Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, Governor Kevin Stitt, the state of Oklahoma, and 16 members of the state’s National Guard are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to block the enforcement of its vaccine mandate, deeming it unconstitutional and arguing that the mandate is tantamount to federal overreach. In a complaint (pdf) filed on Thursday which names President Joe…

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State of Oklahoma Suing Biden Administration Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate

December 3, 2021
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Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, Governor Kevin Stitt, the state of Oklahoma, and 16 members of the state’s National Guard are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to block the enforcement of its vaccine mandate, deeming it unconstitutional and arguing that the mandate is tantamount to federal overreach. In a complaint (pdf) filed on Thursday which names President Joe…

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Oklahoma Sues Biden Administration Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate

December 3, 2021
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Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, Governor Kevin Stitt, the state of Oklahoma, and 16 members of the state’s National Guard are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to block the enforcement of its vaccine mandate, deeming it unconstitutional and arguing that the mandate is tantamount to federal overreach. In a complaint (pdf) filed on Thursday which names President Joe…

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Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

November 30, 2021
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A judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, finding that Biden likely lacks the authority to force them to get vaccinated. “This is not a case about whether vaccines are effective. They are. Nor is this a case about whether the government, at some level, and in some circumstances,…

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Defense Secretary Rejects Oklahoma’s Request for Exemption From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

November 29, 2021
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday rejected a request from Oklahoma authorities for an exemption for Natural Guardsmen from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, earlier this month asked Austin to suspend the vaccine requirement for guardsmen in Oklahoma, “as it asks them to potentially sacrifice their personal beliefs in…

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State-Level Republicans Prepare Aid for Citizens Unemployed by Vaccine Mandates

November 29, 2021
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GOP officials in Florida, Iowa, Tennessee, and Kansas are preparing state-level aid designed to help those dislocated by President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandates. Specifically, Republican lawmakers in these four states are looking to change unemployment rules in their states to allow those who are fired or forced to quit due to their refusal to…

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Kansas Governor to Sign Bill That Makes Businesses Allow Broad Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

November 23, 2021
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The Democrat governor of Kansas intends to sign a bill that will force businesses that require COVID-19 vaccination to give broad exceptions to workers who don’t want a jab. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said in a one-sentence statement late Monday that she will sign the bill “when it reaches my desk.” Derek Schmidt, the Republican…

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Biden Administration Asks US Appeals Court to Reinstate OSHA Vaccine Rule

November 23, 2021
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The Biden administration on early Tuesday asked the U.S. Sixth Court of Appeals to reject an order from another federal appeals court and reinstate its Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more workers. Several lawsuits that challenge the OSHA rule, known as an emergency temporary standard, were combined…

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13 States Sue to Block Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

November 16, 2021
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President Joe Biden’s administration is facing two more major lawsuits challenging the legality of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. One suit, filed by 12 attorneys general in federal court in Shreveport, Louisiana, asserts the administration violated federal law by requiring approximately 17 million healthcare workers to get a jab. The powers given to the health…

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Texas AG Paxton Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate

November 16, 2021
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors. “This sweeping mandate is a part of the President’s unconstitutional efforts to revitalize his flagging vaccination campaign at the cost of individual liberty,” Paxton’s office said in a…

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