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The New Orleans-based Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the federal vaccine mandate, citing "grave statutory and constitutional issues." White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain expressed confidence that the mandate would eventually be upheld, comparing it to hard hat requirements. The hosts critique the media's conflicting headlines that attempt to sway the "40% in the middle" of the population.
Legal analysts on MSNBC compare the Fifth Circuit's intervention in the vaccine mandate to its refusal to block the Texas abortion law. They suggest the Supreme Court, including Justice Amy Coney Barrett, has shown little sympathy for "anti-vaxxers" in previous cases like the one involving Indiana University. The hosts note the nervousness in the media's voice as they realize the mandate is on shaky legal ground.
