Split En Banc 5th Circuit Upholds Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Injunction

Mealey's (March 24, 2023, 12:15 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An executive order (EO) requiring federal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain an exemption was properly enjoined by a trial court’s nationwide preliminary injunction, a split en banc Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 23 after first determining that it had jurisdiction to hear the appeal....