U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals wins lottery to hear vaccine mandate cases

Several related cases across the country were bundled into a single case.  A lottery was held to determine which court would try it.  The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit won that lottery.

The Sixth Circuit is comprised of a majority of Republican President-appointed judges, which some view as friendly to the petitioners’ arguments.

— The National Law Review

Sources:

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  November 16, 2021. Justin Klawans. “Biden’s Vaccine Mandate in Hands of Republican Appointee-Dominated 6th Circuit Court.” Newsweek.
  https://www.newsweek.com/bidens-vaccine-mandate-hands-republican-appointee-dominated-6th-circuit-court-1649982.
  News.
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  November 17, 2021. Melanie L. Paul. “Fate of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine ETS in the Hands of Sixth Circuit Court.” The National Law Review.
  https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fate-osha-s-covid-19-vaccine-ets-hands-sixth-circuit-court.
  Law, Magazine.

Related:

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  November 4, 2021. Jim Geraghty. “After Two Months of Waiting, the Emergency Vaccine Mandate Will Take Effect in Another Two Months.” National Review.
  https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/after-two-months-of-waiting-the-emergency-vaccine-mandate-will-take-effect-in-another-two-months/.
  News.
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  November 5, 2021. “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard.” 2021–23643. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/05/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard.
  Government.
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  “Vaccine Mandate Archives.” Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog.
  https://www.sixthcircuitappellateblog.com/tag/vaccine-mandate/.
  Law, Blog.

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