DeSantis Loses First Round To CDC On Cruise Ships

The Miami Herald reports:

The cruise industry must still fulfill rules established by the CDC before it can resume sailing from U.S. waters — at least for now. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Tampa sent lawyers for the state of Florida and the CDC to mediation.

The order was a setback for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who sued the CDC last month arguing that the agency’s rules unfairly target the cruise industry and asking the court to declare its framework to restart cruises — known as the “condition sail order” — unlawful by issuing a preliminary injunction.

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NEW: The cruise industry must still fulfill rules established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before it can resume sailing from U.S. waters — at least for now. https://t.co/6XlZOr9bmo

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) May 19, 2021