The Arizona Legislature filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court over COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the federal level.
The goal of wanting an injunction brought back is to stop federal contractors from being required to take the vaccine, as the Biden administration executive order from September 2021 is pending litigation.
"We will not allow President Biden to blatantly undermine the will of the Arizona State Legislature in the protections we've provided for our citizens to prevent a COVID-19 vaccine mandate from dictating employment opportunities," Republican Senate President Warren Petersen said in a statement Wednesday.
"The Biden Administration has made it clear that they are against any Americans who push back against this vaccine and will abuse their powers in order to force compliance as a stipulation of doing business with the federal government. Arizona will not tolerate this gross government overreach and intrusion of individual liberties. The Legislature's intervention in this lawsuit against President Biden is critical in protecting the sovereignty of our state and the rights of all Arizonans," Petersen continued.