Tag: Mask mandate

Health Advocacy Group Asks Federal Court to Strike Down CDC’s Traveler Mask Mandate

A watchdog group is suing the U.S. government in federal court over its ongoing mask mandate that it says is based on medical quackery and needlessly forces travelers to don face masks that do little to combat the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19. The lawsuit came the day after Supreme Court Justice Clarence…


Supreme Court Asked in Emergency Application to Lift Air Travel Mask Mandate

A passenger prevented from boarding a Southwest Airlines flight has filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court seeking a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its mandate requiring travelers to wear face coverings. “This is an authoritarian policy that has no basis in law and has to come…


Three Quarters of Unruly Passenger Complaints Stem from Mask Mandate Violations: FAA

Around 75 percent of the 3,271 unruly passenger reports received by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since the beginning of the year stemmed from people refusing to comply with federal mask mandates, according to the agency. The FAA said in a July 6 statement that the agency has, so far this year, moved forward with…


Senate Republicans Urge CDC to End Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Public Transit

A group of Republican senators on June 25 introduced a resolution urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to end the mask mandate for fully vaccinated Americans using public transit and interstate travel. The CDC has already lifted the mask guidance for fully vaccinated people outdoors and in most other settings. But interstate…


Frequent Traveler Sues CDC, Biden for ‘Unconstitutional’ Mask Mandate on Public Transport

A Washington, D.C. man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Joe Biden, and several other agencies, challenging the mask mandate on transportation systems. Lucas Wall, who describes himself as a “frequent traveler,” argued in his lawsuit (pdf) that having to wear masks on transportation systems is…


Tito Ortiz Resigns From Huntington Beach City Council

Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz will step down from his elected role, he said June 1 during city council’s first in-person meeting of the year. “I ran for this position with hopes to better my community, work on my constituents and give them a voice, making our beautiful city safe and clean, and to ensure a…


Costa Mesa Lifts Mask Mandate 

Costa Mesa lifted its mask mandate June 1 and will now instead follow the state’s relaxed guidelines that allow the fully-vaccinated to go without face coverings in some indoor settings. With the city easing its mask mandate after it was first implemented in April 2020, Councilmember Manuel Chaves said he is looking forward to a sense of normalcy. “We actually were one…


Costa Mesa to Consider Lifting Mask Mandate

Costa Mesa officials are scheduled to consider lifting the city’s mask mandate and following the state’s relaxed guidelines that allow fully vaccinated individuals to go without face coverings in most indoor settings. The Costa Mesa City Council will ponder the decision during its June 1 meeting, more than a year after the mandate was first…


Georgia Governor Restricts School Mask Mandates

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, on Friday signed an executive order that restricts the state’s public school districts from mandating masks. The order (pdf), in effect from May 31 through June 15, says that schools and school districts cannot use public health state of emergency powers to compel staff or students to wear masks…


Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Banning Mask Mandate and COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements in Schools

The Oklahoma House passed a bill on Wednesday, banning the mask mandate in public schools and prohibiting forcing students to get vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines. The state House passed the bill, SB 658, by 76-18 and sent the bill to Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday. The state Senate had passed the bill by 38-8 a…