While the court identified serious problems with the new OSHA regulation requiring larger employers to vaccinate or test their workers, its opinion was rushed and sloppy.
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A unanimous three-judge panel concludes that the decree "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority."
The National School Boards Association considers aggrieved parents essentially "domestic terrorists," and the FBI agreed to crack down on them.
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
Is the COVID-19 virus an "agent"?
Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
The justices rejected a broad definition of "public nuisance" that would cover the manufacture of pain medication.
A drug that treats opioid addiction may also be abused. That’s not a good reason to restrict access.
The full court will consider the proper standard for judicial review of COVID restrictions in religious institutions.
Rochelle Walensky seems to be relying on a laboratory study that did not measure infection risk.
The U.S. government doesn't reflect on its spending history, and that shows.
Residents of other liberal democracies see the U.S. as respecting liberty even as authoritarianism advances globally.
The appeals court said the rule, which was published on Friday, raises "grave statutory and constitutional issues."
The stay may only last a very short time. But it does suggest the judges think the plaintiffs have a serious case to make against the mandate.
So much for politicians, educators, and public health officials learning a damn thing from Tuesday's election.
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Several Republicans are seeking to overturn the new OSHA rule. Despite the razor-thin margins in both Houses, a repeal resolution will not get enacted.
Panicked Americans surrendered a lot of authority during the pandemic. Now they want their country back.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has adopted a more stringent rule for health care providers than OSHA is imposing on large employers.
The rule just issued by OSHA has fewer legal flaws than the initial plan floated by the White House. But it's still problematic, and could set a dangerous precedent if upheld by courts.
Federal courts will have to decide whether the rule is "necessary" to protect workers from a "grave danger."
The federal standard contains some carve outs that were not part of the White House announcement, likely to help insulate rule from legal challenge. (Updated with a response to Ilya Somin.)
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A California judge said the four jurisdictions that filed the lawsuit failed to prove a "public nuisance" or "false advertising."
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Calling voters racist is an odd closing argument, let alone an effective response to concerns over schools.
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It also explains why they probably should never have been adopted in the first place.
Cigarette sales rose last year for the first time in two decades, while a survey of high school seniors found they were vaping less but smoking more.
Can the government really cut everyone a check without bankrupting the country and killing labor force participation?
Yesterday's decision eviscerated the Food and Drug Administration for its arbitrary and capricious handling of vaping product applications
Prohibition forces doctors to cut patients off from essential pain-killing medication.
Raquel Esquivel, convicted of a nonviolent drug offense in 2009, was put on home confinement during COVID-19.
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No matter what the public wants, crises typically leave the state more powerful.
The Open Restaurants Program spared much of New York's restaurant industry from the ravages of COVID-19 shutdowns.
Cato economist Ryan Bourne's new book is a much-needed rejoinder to the obtuse economic reasoning of many pandemic-era policy makers.
Dispatching a state trooper to a hospital seems a bit excessive.
Track and field equipment and salaries for custodians are among the goods and services school districts purchased with COVID-19 relief money. Figuring out what they did with the rest of it remains difficult.
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Because the agency ties mask recommendations to virus transmission rather than serious cases, its guidance is unlikely to change anytime soon.
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