That was quick
U.S. Supreme Court to take up Biden vaccine mandate cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up disputes over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses and a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers.
The brief court order said the court will hear oral arguments on Jan. 7 in the two cases, with rulings likely to follow in short order.
The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, delayed action on emergency requests in both cases that sought an immediate decision. The workplace mandate is currently in effect nationwide, while the healthcare worker mandate is blocked in half of the 50 U.S. states.
The White House is confident in the legal authority for the two mandates, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement, and the Justice Department “will vigorously defend both at the Supreme Court.”
Who will make the better argument? What will the Court decide? Will they notice that the Brandon administration is trotting out that getting boosterized means full vaccination? Will they notice that a goodly chunk of those getting Omicron are vaccinated? Even ones who’ve gotten a booster? Will they care that chief of staff Ron Klain noted that this was an end run around Congress, the legislative branch? Will they consider whether OSHA has the statutory authority to implement this mandate? Time will tell.
If the scrotum court says they can be forced to vaxx , then round johnny boy and his cortorts on the court for their vaxxs