Eleven states sue US govt over vaccine mandate for federal contractors

Eleven US states with Republican governors sued the Biden administration on Friday seeking to block a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing it is unconstitutional and violates federal procurement law.

Saying they were necessary to fight Covid-19, President Joe Biden issued a pair of executive orders on Sept 9 requiring all executive branch federal employees and federal contractors be vaccinated.

A joint lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District Of Missouri by...