LJC In The News
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...
Federal Court Stays Biden Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
(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...
Who Is Brandon Trosclair And Why Is He Fighting the OSHA Vaccine Mandate
(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...
Lawsuits Over Workplace Vaccine Rule Focus on States’ Rights
(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...
New Vaccine Requirements Draw Louisiana Challenges from AG, Ascension Parish Businessman
(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...
Louisiana Fighting Back Against Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
(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...