KENTUCKY v. BIDEN

Civil No. 3:21-cv-00055-GFVT.

571 F.Supp.3d 715 (2021)

Commonwealth of KENTUCKY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph R. BIDEN, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Kentucky, Central Division. Frankfort.

Signed November 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Y. Magera , Barry L. Dunn , Christopher L. Thacker , Heather Lynn Becker , Attorney General's Office, Frankfort, KY, Jeremy J. Sylvester , Moynahan, Irvin & Mooney, Nicholasville, KY, for Plaintiff Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Benjamin M. Flowers , Pro Hac Vice, Carol O'Brien , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General's Office, Columbus, OH, Sylvia May Davis , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General's Office, Cleveland, OH, Heather Lynn Becker , Attorney General's Office, Frankfort, KY, for Plaintiff State of Ohio.

Brandon J. Smith , Pro Hac Vice, Dianna B. Shew , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, Nashville, TN, Heather Lynn Becker , Attorney General's Office, Frankfort, KY, for Plaintiff State of Tennessee.

Benjamin M. Flowers , Pro Hac Vice, Carol O'Brien , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General's Office, Columbus, OH, Sylvia May Davis , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General's Office, Cleveland, OH, for Plaintiff Fredrick W. Stevens.

Benjamin M. Flowers , Pro Hac Vice, Carol O'Brien , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General's Office, Columbus, OH, James R. Flaiz , Pro Hac Vice, Geauga County Prosecutor's Office, Chardon, OH, Sylvia May Davis , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General's Office, Cleveland, OH, for Plaintiff Scott A. Hildenbrand.

Jody D. Lowenstein , Zachary A. Avallone , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


OPINION & ORDER

This is not a case about whether vaccines are effective. They are. Nor is this a case about whether the government, at some level, and in some circumstances, can require citizens to obtain vaccines. It can. The question presented here is narrow. Can the president...

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