The New York Times reports:
New York State’s indoor mask mandate will remain in effect after an appeals court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower-court ruling from a day before that had abruptly struck down the rule and created confusion across schools and businesses.
The decision on Tuesday came after a ruling on Monday by Justice Thomas Rademaker, of State Supreme Court in Nassau County, who had said the rule requiring masks violated the State Constitution.
His ruling had abruptly nullified part of the rule imposed Gov. Kathy Hochul last month, amid a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, that required masks or proof of full vaccination at all indoor public spaces statewide.
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New York’s mask mandate will remain in effect after an appeals court judge temporarily blocked a lower-court ruling that had struck it down. https://t.co/suSUHLk062
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022
Yesterday, the NY Supreme Court ruled Governor Hochul’s mask mandates on schools unconstitutional.
Today, children were still forced to wear masks in schools.
This was illegal, and there was no need for this unnecessary confusion. pic.twitter.com/L2uG3vHOMZ
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) January 25, 2022
Congresswoman Stefanik claimed that the mandate was “unconstitutional,” “forced” and “illegal.”https://t.co/eYXDcRMa1h pic.twitter.com/hANqINJfSi
— FOX23News (@FOX23News) January 25, 2022
As a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, I will hold the New York State Department of Education accountable.
My full statement ???https://t.co/bOl9TdCAWQ
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) January 25, 2022