March 24, 2023
A split en banc Fifth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a lower court's decision blocking President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for federal employees, finding that the case indeed belongs in federal court as opposed to before an agency tasked with handling federal personnel actions.
September 13, 2022
A U.S. Department of Justice attorney appearing before the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday likened President Joe Biden to the "CEO of the federal workforce" while defending the administration's mandate requiring federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
June 27, 2022
The Fifth Circuit on Monday said it will rehear a challenge to President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order requiring federal workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or face termination.
June 02, 2022
Four groups, including America's Frontline Doctors and Airline Employees for Health Freedom, have recently filed amicus briefs with the Fifth Circuit, asking the full court to rehear a case brought by federal workers challenging President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate.
April 07, 2022
A split Fifth Circuit revived President Joe Biden's mandate requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, finding Thursday that a Texas federal judge lacked jurisdiction to enjoin the mandate and that challengers haven't shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits.
March 08, 2022
A Fifth Circuit panel wondered during oral arguments Tuesday what, if any, outside factors it could consider in determining whether to throw out a Texas federal judge's nationwide order freezing President Joe Biden's mandate requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
February 09, 2022
A split Fifth Circuit panel Wednesday declined the government's request to stay, pending its appeal, a Texas federal judge's injunction of the enforcement of President Joe Biden's mandate requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.