PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has ruled the Biden administration has the power to require the state or any Arizona company with a federal contract to vaccinate all its workers against COVID-19.
In a 50-page ruling, the three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims first brought by former state Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the executive order went beyond the scope of the president’s authority.
Instead, the judges said Biden was justified in imposing the vaccine mandate to ensure those with federal contracts, which in Arizona includes state universities, perform their work efficiently and on time.
