# Texas Federal Judge Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers

By Human Events · Published 2022-01-21 · News & Analysis › Politics · https://humanevents.com/news/texas-federal-judge-blocks-bidens-vaccine-mandate-for-federal-workers

> A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers, dashing another blow to the administration’s vaccination efforts. Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote that the order exceeds the president’s authority. The case is about “whether the President can, with the stroke of a pen and without the input of \[…\]

A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers, dashing another blow to the administration’s vaccination efforts.

Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote that the order exceeds the president’s authority.

The case is about “whether the President can, with the stroke of a pen and without the input of Congress, require millions of federal employees to undergo a medical procedure as a condition of their employment,” Brown wrote, per *[The Hill.](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/590797-federal-judge-in-texas-blocks-bidens-vaccine-mandate-for-federal-workers)*

The Department of Justice said it would appeal.