11 states file suit against Biden COVID vaccine rule for private businesses

Attorneys general in 11 U.S. states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden's administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at large companies.

The lawsuit, filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.

"This mandate is unconstitutional, unlawful and unwise," said the court filing by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, one of several Republicans vying for the state's open U.S. Senate seat next year.