Another Ticking Clock: Additional District Court Preliminarily Enjoins EO 14042 | Increasing Need for OMB Update on GA Court Clarification Order

On January 27, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona joined the growing list of courts that have preliminarily enjoined Executive Order 14042 (which imposes COVID safety protocols on government contractors, including a vaccine mandate) based on an initial determination that the President exceeded his authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA), among other reasons. The court is expected to issue an order confirming the scope and applicability of the preliminary injunction soon, as the government has until Monday, February 7, 2022, to submit objections to the plaintiffs’ proposed form of injunction. The government is expected to appeal the decision at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

Read the full post on MoFo's Government Contracts Insights blog.