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The Blaze
By Paul Sacca
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Saturday afternoon that the Federal Court of Appeals issued a temporary halt to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.
The Republican governor of Texas wrote on Twitter, “BREAKING: The Federal Court of Appeals just issued a temporary halt to Biden’s vaccine mandate. Emergency hearings will take place soon. We will have our day in court to strike down Biden’s unconstitutional abuse of authority.”
BREAKING: The Federal Court of Appeals just issued a temporary halt to Biden’s vaccine mandate.
Emergency hearings will take place soon.
We will have our day in court to strike down Biden’s unconstitutional abuse of authority. pic.twitter.com/8utmU05vw3
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 6, 2021
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily blocked Biden’s vaccine mandate pending further court order based on “grave statutory and constitutional issues with the mandate.”
Now: 5th U.S. Circuit blocks Biden COVID-19 mandate pending further court order. Government must respond by Monday. Order: pic.twitter.com/s3Jrb5MWfl
— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) November 6, 2021
The two-page order directs the federal government to respond to the request for a “permanent injunction” against the mandate by 5 p.m. on Monday.