The Trump administration has argued before a federal appeals court that a lower court incorrectly blocked the appointment of vaccine advisory panel members chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Justice Department contends the district judge overstepped legal boundaries in halting the selections, raising questions about the scope of judicial authority in such cases. Legal experts are now watching closely as the appeals panel weighs whether to uphold or reverse the earlier ruling. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between executive appointments and judicial oversight in public health governance.
The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on a key vaccine advisory panel. Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn told the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a district court judge did not have the authority to...
