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The Supreme Court on Thursday stopped the Biden administration from implementing a vaccine-or-test mandate on large businesses, but it did allow a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the country.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority knocked down the White House’s proposal that all private businesses of 100 employees or more needed to require vaccinations for COVID-19 or subject unvaccinated workers to regular testing. The rule had been challenged by Republican-controlled states and pro-business groups.
The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Evan Vucci/AP)
“OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] has never before imposed such a mandate. Nor has Congress. Indeed, although Congress