TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 22, 2022

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments last week on whether President Joe Biden has the power to bar government agencies from contracting with businesses that do not require COVID-19 vaccines for their workers, Reuters reports. The mandate was challenged by the attorneys general of Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio and blocked by a Kentucky federal judge last year. In January, the appeals court upheld the district court decision in a preliminary order. Last week's arguments focused largely on the scope of the Federal Procurement Act, which is designed to promote economy and efficiency in federal contracting.