''(CNN)Challenges to the Biden administration's vaccine mandate targeting employers with more than 100 employees will be consolidated and heard by the Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals after it was chosen Tuesday by a ping-pong ball lottery.''
The conservative-leaning appeals court could help determine the ultimate fate of President Joe Biden's most controversial push to date to ensure that as many Americans as possible are vaccinated against Covid-19, especially after the emergence of a new strain of the virus.
Conservative-leaning appeals court to hear challenges to Biden's vaccine mandate after ping-pong ball lottery
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Updated 4:30 PM ET, Tue November 16, 2021