United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

____________ FILED October 3, 2023 No. 23-30445 Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk

State of Missouri; State of Louisiana; Aaron Kheriaty; Martin Kulldorff; Jim Hoft; Jayanta Bhattacharya; Jill Hines,

Plaintiffs—Appellees,

versus

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Vivek H. Murthy; Xavier Becerra; Department of Health & Human Services; Anthony Fauci; Et al.,

Defendants—Appellants. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western