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Florida judge voids U.S. mask mandate for planes, other travel

By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida
on Monday voided the national mask mandate cover-
ing airlines and other public transportation as exceeding
the authority of U.S. health officials in their response to the
coronavirus pandemic. The mandate, recently extended
by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
covered a vast array of transportation, from airplanes
and trains to city subways and ride-sharing vehicles such
as Uber. The decision by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kim-
ball Mizelle in Tampa, an appointee of former President
Donald Trump, also said the CDC improperly failed to jus-
tify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking pro-
cedures that left it fatally flawed.
In her 59-page ruling, Mizelle said the only remedy was
to vacate the rule entirely across the country because
it would be impossible to end it for the limited group of
people who objected in the lawsuit. Travelers walk through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday, April 1, 2022 in Seattle.
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