( December 9, 2025, 2:15 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Agreeing with the conclusions of a New Jersey federal court, a panel of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 8 affirmed the lower court judgment that the claims of federal employees and contractors challenging presidential executive orders implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy were moot and that exceptions to mootness that might preserve their viability did not apply....