Attorneys General in 10 States Join Fight Against Biden Admin’s Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on Oct. 14, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Ten attorneys general in states with Republican governors filed a lawsuit against the White House’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

The lawsuit, dated Oct. 29, was filed by the attorneys general of Alaska, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. They described (pdf) the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for contractors as a “power grab.”