Creating Circuit Split, 9th Circ. Says Biden Had Authority to Issue Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
The decision marks a split from three other circuits on the issue of whether the major questions doctrine, which requires that Congress speak clearly if it wishes to assign to an agency decision of vast economic and political significance, applies to the president.
April 25, 2023 at 11:55 AM
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COVID-19President Joe Biden had the proper authority to require federal contractors working on or in connection with federal government projects to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled April 19.
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