NEW: Federal judge strikes down the CDC's rule that all travelers must wear masks on airplanes, buses, trains and other modes of public transportation, calling it 'unlawful.'
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's rule that all travelers must wear masks on airplanes, buses, trains and other modes of public transportation, calling it"unlawful."
"The court agreed that the CDC overstepped its statutory authority when it ordered every person who enters a travel conveyance or travel hub to wear a mask," Brant Hadaway, the attorney who introduced the lawsuit, told NBC News via text.
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