Joe.My.God. LGBT News
The Associated Press reports:
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.
The CDC recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire on April 18, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant of the coronavirus that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
Read the full article. The lawsuit was filed by the anti-vax Health Freedom Defense Fund.
Judge Kathryn Mizelle, a graduate of Covenant College, was appointed by Trump in August 2020.
The American Bar Association rated her “not qualified” ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing, noting, “Since her admission to the bar Ms. Mizelle has not tried a case, civil or criminal, as lead or co-counsel.”
The Senate confirmed her in a 49-41 vote.
A member of the Federalist Society, Mizelle clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.
This is a developing story.https://t.co/luIJHyQv2c
— WTVR CBS 6 Richmond (@CBS6) April 18, 2022