January 13, 2022 3:00 pm (Falls Church, VA) Mid-afternoon today, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden Administration’s vaccine and testing mandate for large employers, while allowing a separate vaccination mandate for employees for healthcare facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding.
The first ruling official statement in the docket is: Nat. Fed’n of Indep. Bus. v. Dept. of Labor (21A244) and
Ohio v. Dept. of Labor (21A247) consolidated
The applications for stays (21A244 & 21A247) presented to JUSTICE KAVANAUGH and by him referred to the Court are granted. OSHA’s COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard, 86 Fed. Reg. 61402, is stayed pending disposition of the applicants’ petitions for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and disposition of the applicants’ petitions for writs of certiorari, if such writs are timely sought. Should the petitions for writs of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. VIDED.
The second official statement in the docket is: Biden v. Missouri (21A240) and Becerra v. Louisiana (21A241) consolidated
The applications for stay presented to JUSTICE ALITO (21A241) and JUSTICE KAVANAUGH (21A240) and by them referred to the Court are granted. The District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri’s November 29, 2021, order granting a preliminary injunction is stayed pending disposition of the Government’s appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the disposition of the Government’s petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. The District Court for the Western District of Louisiana’s November 30, 2021, order granting a preliminary injunction is stayed pending disposition of the Government’s appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the disposition of the Government’s petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this order shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the order shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. VIDED.
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