The mask mandate on planes and trains which was extended by the CDC got cancelled by a US judge saying that it exceeds the CDC's statutory authority and violates the procedures required for agency rulemaking.
A Florida judge has overturned President Joe Biden administration's decision to require Americans to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transportation, claiming the administration overstepped its authority and failed to adequately justify its decision.
Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the United States District Court in Tampa issued her decision (pdf given below) just five days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the transportation mask rule until at least May 3. She revoked the mask order and returned it to the CDC for "further proceedings."
The judge wrote in her ruling, "The court concludes that the mask mandate exceeds the CDC's statutory authority and violates the procedures required for agency rulemaking..." "Accordin...