The Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's COVID vaccine mandate Thursday for private businesses while allowing a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at facilities funded by the federal government.
Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan dissented from the decision to block the vaccine-or-test rule for private companies with more than 100 employees.
Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett dissented from the decision to allow the healthcare vaccine mandate.
"So the Supreme Court just made the entire country mad," said national radio host Todd Starnes. "They should've thrown out the entire mandate. It's flat-out unconstitutional.
First Liberty Institute, which represents three prominent national religious ministries –the American Family Association, Answers in Genesis, and Daystar Television Network – in related challenges to the mandate, celebrated the mixed opinon.
"We're pleased that the Supreme Court is preventing this unconstitutional mandate from going into effect, but we hope the court will strike it down to avoid a Constitutional crisis," said Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel for First Liberty Institute. "President Biden is not a king. He cannot federalize the nation's workforce and force employers to violate the conscience rights of their employees. We will continue to fight on behalf of our clients and the American people to protect them from this illegal, dangerous expansion of government power."
This is a developing story.
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