Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Biden Vaccination Mandates

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Biden Vaccination Mandates
The Supreme Court on Jan. 7, 2022. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court appears to be skeptical of the Biden administration’s bold claim that it has the authority to impose vaccination mandates applying to more than 84 million private-sector employees and to workers in federally funded health care facilities.

In a rare Friday sitting on Jan. 7, the high court seemed broadly receptive to the idea that states have the authority to impose vaccination mandates, but questioned the ability of federal agencies to do the same.