LJC In The News
U.S. Senate to Biden: No to Private Sector Vaccine Mandate
(The Center Square)–The U.S. Senate Wednesday night sent the Biden administration a message: Congress’ upper chamber does not support the president’s vaccine mandate on private businesses. With two Democratic senators joining all 50 Republicans, the Senate voted 52-48 to repeal President Joe Biden’s executive mandate requiring that private-sector employers with...
Thanking Healthcare Heroes by Denying Them Their Freedom of Choice
(Smerconish.com)—For the past 20 months, Americans have shown a special gratitude for this country’s healthcare workers. Despite knowing very little about this contagious virus, they have put themselves in harm’s way to take care of the sick and protect others. They truly deserve to be hailed as heroes. But today,...
Brandon Trosclair—The Man Leading the Fight Against the Federal Vaccine Mandate
(Liberty Justice Center)—Brandon Trosclair employs nearly 500 people across 15 grocery stores in Louisiana and Mississippi. Under OSHA’s vaccine mandate, Trosclair would be forced to fire any employees who decline the COVID vaccine – many of whom have worked tirelessly since the pandemic’s start. With help from the national law...
‘I’m Not Anti-Vaccine. I Am Anti-Mandate,’ Says Louisiana Grocer Fighting Biden Decree
(The Daily Signal)—President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is an “extreme burden on the American people,” says the grocery store owner at the center of a major anti-mandate lawsuit. “I’m not an anti-vaxxer,” Brandon Trosclair, the second-generation owner of a Louisiana-based grocery store chain, said in an interview with The Daily...
Business Owner Who Challenged Biden Admin Vaccine Mandate: My Staff Are ‘Truly Concerned’ for Their Health, Jobs
(The National Review)—When Brandon Trosclair discovered that President Biden’s vaccine requirement for private businesses would apply to his grocery stores in Louisiana and Mississippi, his first concern was for his employees who have expressed fear and uncertainty about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or losing their jobs. Trosclair, who owns 16...
My Employees Were Heroes Last Year, Now COVID-19 Mandate Might Force Them Out of a Job
(USA Today)—Americans shouldn’t have the government forcing them to choose between their jobs and making what they believe is the right decision for their health. As the second-generation owner of a modestly sized grocery chain in Louisiana, I’m grateful to be living the American dream. That dream took on new...
Biden Defies Federal Appeals Court on Vaccine Mandate
(The American Spectator)—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit last Saturday suspended the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on private businesses, saying that “the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the mandate.” But the White House is defying the court. “People should...
Biden Administration Faces Lawsuits Over Mandate
(Fox News @ Night)—Louisiana business owner Brandon Trosclair and Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center, joined Shannon Bream on Fox News @ Night to discuss their lawsuit challenging the federal vaccine mandate. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing Trosclair and a group...
Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate
(The TODAY Show)—On the TODAY Show, Brandon Trosclair, a small business owner from Louisiana, and Buck Dougherty, senior attorney at Liberty Justice Center, discussed their lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s federal vaccine mandate. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing Trosclair and a group of...
Biden Vaccine Mandate Legal Battle
(NBC Nightly News)—Louisiana business owner Brandon Trosclair and Liberty Justice Center senior attorney Buck Dougherty appeared on NBC Nightly News to talk about their legal challenge to the Biden Administration’s illegal mandate. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing Trosclair and a group of remote...
Legal battle Over Biden’s Vax-or-Test Mandate For Businesses Is Just Beginning
(The Washington Post)—The legal battle over the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccination or testing requirements for private businesses is falling along the country’s sharp political fault lines, with Republican-led states, conservative legal groups and sympathetic employers lining up most forcefully to try to block the rules. Opponents celebrated a court ruling...
Vaccination Mandates Head to Court, Testing Biden
(Bloomberg)—Covid-19 vaccination mandates continue to test the balance among federal, state and corporate powers — and the rights of individuals — during an emergency. They’re also testing, inevitably, how communities and the country define “emergencies” — a more subjective standard legislatures will have to do a better job of clarifying...
Americans Suing Biden Administration Over Vaccination Mandate
(Newsmax)–Louisiana business owner Brandon Trosclair and and Buck Dougherty, senior attorney at Liberty Justice Center, discuss their challenge to the new OSHA mandate on Newsmax’s Wake up America. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing Trosclair and a group of remote workers from Texas in...
Here Are the Arguments That Persuaded the 5th Circuit To Block OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
(Reason)—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit yesterday stayed the Biden administration’s brand-new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers, which took effect on Friday, when it was published in the Federal Register. The appeals court said the arguments made by the petitioners—a Louisiana supermarket chain and six employees...
Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Biden Administration Vaccine Rules for Private Employers
(Wall Street Journal)—A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new rules that require many employers to ensure that their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly for Covid-19. A three-judge panel on the New Orleans-based Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay prohibiting enforcement...