The Trump administration informed a federal appeals panel on October 6, 2026, that a lower court made an error in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s selected appointees from serving on a significant vaccine advisory panel. Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn stated before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the district court judge lacked the authority to impose such a block.
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Federal Appeals Panel Considers Block on RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Panel Appointments
On October 6, 2026, the Trump administration argued before a federal appeals panel that a lower court incorrectly blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointees from a vaccine advisory panel. The Justice Department claimed the district court judge did not have the authority to enforce this decision.
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