The U.S. Supreme Court today hears arguments about President Biden's vaccine mandates, and the Louisiana Attorney General's office is involved.
Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino says Attorney General Jeff Landry and others opposing the Biden administration's vaccine mandate say the president overstepped his authority, arguing that "OSHA the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, doesn't have the authority to make this mandate."
And he says they will tell the justices this is about separation of powers, arguing "if anybody in the federal government has this authority, it's congress,"
Ciolino says this case rocketed through the courts.
"That the court is taking this up in the first week of January is nothing short of astonishing," Ciolino said, although he points out that there is a good reason to move so swiftly.
"It does raise serious federalism questions. Issues that relate to public health and safety are traditionally regulated by the states, and this presents a major questions of separation of powers, federalism," Ciolino said. "And for that reason, the court's taking it up on an expedited basis."
