LJC In The News
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(Townhall)—On Saturday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate using a rule the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require private companies with 100 or more employees mandate the vaccine or subject employees to regular testing, or...
(Liberty Justice Center)—Brandon Trosclair is a hardworking Louisiana native, husband, and father of two who’s involved in his community. A second generation supermarket owner who employs several hundred people, Trosclair feels grateful not only to be living the American dream but to also be able to provide his employees opportunities...
(Associated Press)—More than two dozen Republican-led states filed lawsuits Friday challenging President Joe Biden’s vaccine requirement for private companies, setting up a high-stakes legal showdown pitting federal authority against states’ rights. The requirement issued Thursday by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration applies to businesses with more than 100...
(The Advocate)—Louisiana has joined the legal fight with other Republican-leaning states trying to block new Biden administration vaccination requirements for businesses and federal contractors. Louisiana State Attorney General Jeff Landry filed back-to-back lawsuits on Thursday and Friday challenging both rules in the federal courts. Separately, on Friday, Brandon Trosclair, an...
(KLFY News)–Louisiana is pushing back against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private companies. Two lawsuits, one from the state attorney general’s office, the other from a private business, are taking aim at the vaccine requirement. Louisiana is leading a multi-state lawsuit, challenging the mandate. “As the chief legal officer...
(Louisiana Radio Network)—Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a multi-state lawsuit to derail President Biden’s executive vaccine mandate order for federal contractors and a separate suit challenging the vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. Landry pulls no punches in his opposition to the requirement. “His mandate...