On January 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of the mandate against family-run Grote Industries, an Indiana-based vehicle lighting manufacturer that filed suit in October of last year.

Then, on February 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit issued a similar preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the mandate against Annex Medical, a Minnesota family-run business.