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Montgomery: A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the state’s mandatory face mask mandate, which opponents claimed is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins, in a decision Tuesday, dismissed the lawsuit calling it a “shotgun pleading” that makes a lot of accusations without organization or solid legal claims. The same judge in October had refused the suit’s request to block the mask rule, which health officials have credited with lessening the impact of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The mask order, which was first imposed in the summer and extends at least through Jan. 22, requires anyone over the age of 6 to wear masks in indoor public spaces and outdoors when it’s impossible to stay at least 6 feet away from others. The lawsuit was filed by former Alabama Chief J
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More virus cases at New Hampshire state prison in Concord
December 16, 2020 GMT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) The State Prison in Concord has seen an increase of nearly 90 positive COVID-19 cases in a week, the commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections said.
The prison had 113 cases as of Tuesday, Commissioner Helen Hanks told WMUR-TV. No one has died of the virus.
Inmates are moved to designated areas if they test positive or have been exposed. The visitation room is closed and video visitation is not yet available in quarantine or isolation.
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