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Van Tatenhove stops the mandate from taking effect in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a significant ruling because it gives immediate relief from the federal government\u2019s vaccine requirement to Kentuckians who either contract with the federal government or work for a federal contractor,\u201d Kentucky\u2019s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ohio and Tennessee joined in filing the lawsuit, which claims the vaccination requirement is unlawful and unconstitutional. The mandate requiring employees at federal contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/management\/2021\/11\/29\/white-house-delays-federal-employee-vaccine-enforcement-until-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">take effect on Jan. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not a case about whether vaccines are effective. They are,\u201d Van Tatenhove wrote. \u201cNor is this a case about whether the government, at some level, and in some circumstances, can require citizens to obtain vaccines. It can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe question presented here is narrow,\u201d he said. \u201cCan the president use congressionally delegated authority to manage the federal procurement of goods and services to impose vaccines on the employees of federal contractors and subcontractors? 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