Mask mandate in limbo as Hochul administration pursues appeal
An appellate court justice issued a stay Tuesday that will temporarily place on hold a...
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An appellate court justice issued a stay Tuesday that will temporarily place on hold a...
On Monday, a judge from the New York State Supreme Court ruled Hochul's mandate "null, void, and unenforceable," dealing a major blow to COVID protocols.
A judge in New York overturned the state's mask mandate on Monday after Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, reinstated it amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.
An appeals judge temporarily restored New York's mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration lacked the constitutional authority to order people to wear face coverings.
The Education Department says the state plans to appeal Monday's ruling, a step that could keep the rule in place at least until its planned expiration on February 1.