US asks appeals court to reverse order banning airplane mask mandate to combat COVID
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the government's appeal of a ruling by a U.S. district court judge in Florida that found the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked legal authority to issue a nationwide travel mask mandate to combat COVID-19.A report from U.S. lawmakers in October said the Trump administration in 2020 blocked the CDC from adopting a federal transportation mask mandate.
Justice Department lawyer Brian Springer said the CDC could impose mask requirements without giving the public time to comment given the pandemic emergency, arguing it was necessary"to prevent the possible infections and deaths that could result if people didn't do the simple thing of just putting on a mask while they were traveling."
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