(The Center Square) – Republican-led states filed multiple lawsuits on Friday challenging the Biden administration’s private sector vaccine mandate.

(The Center Square) – Five Republican attorneys general have sued the Biden administration over the proposed federal rule change requiring 84 million private employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or comply with weekly testing and other regulations. The rule would fine private companies roughly $14,000 per violation.

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation that would prohibit the federal government and any entity at the federal, state and local level that receives federal funding, including school districts, from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for minors.

(The Center Square) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced a January deadline for a new private sector vaccine mandate that could affect 100 million Americans. A number of groups quickly filed lawsuits, saying the mandate is illegal.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to strike down Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid a challenge from health care workers who were seeking religious exemptions to the new rules.

(The Center Square) – COVID-19 vaccine mandates have sparked nationwide controversy and led to firings and resignations around the country. Police officers have been hit hard by the requirements, and their exodus may leave many cities understaffed even on the heels of a spike in violent crime.

(The Center Square) – Republican attorneys general Eric Schmitt of Missouri and Doug Peterson of Nebraska are leading eight additional states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and his administration for its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and federally contracted employees.