Biden government officials said Monday that the rule would not apply until the White House decides whether to appeal against Judge Kathryn Kimball Michel’s decision by former President Donald Trump. It is the latest in a string of conservative court rulings against the Covid government’s mitigation policies. Michelle said in her decision that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had exceeded its legal authority with the mandate, improperly omitted the period of public notice and comment, and did not provide a sufficient explanation for this. The White House called the decision “disappointing.” An administration official said: “Today’s court ruling means that the CDC’s public transport cover-up order is not in force at the moment. Therefore, [the Transportation Security Administration] will not impose it [rule] It is necessary to use a mask in the means of public transport and in the transport nodes at the moment “. Shortly after the announcement of the administration, United Airlines said that the masks will be optional on its domestic flights to the US and some international flights, depending on the destination. Alaska Airlines has also stated that it will no longer require masks on its flights. Airline employees also warned of possible clashes between passengers and staff after the decision. The mask demands have become one of the most politically motivated responses to the US pandemic, with Democrats generally supporting them and Republicans opposing them. Florida Republican Gov. Ron de Sandis even passed a decree last year banning schools from enforcing their own mask orders. Most state and local health authorities have terminated their mandates, although a recent rise in infections has pushed Philadelphia to impose one again. The CDC had only recently extended by 15 days its rules for passengers on public transport, including aircraft and trains. The CDC rules were challenged in court by a group called the Health Freedom Defense Fund, led by Leslie Manookian, an activist who challenged the safety of vaccines. The group is one of a number of controversial figures in the Biden administration’s public health policies, including a proposed order requiring most private sector employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly. This mandate was abandoned after it was blocked by the Supreme Court earlier this year. Mizelle agreed with the Health Freedom Defense Fund on a number of issues, including that the use of a mask should not be considered “hygienic” – something that would put it under the authority of the CDC – as hygiene only applies to cleansing measures. “Wearing a mask cleans nothing,” Michelle wrote. “At most, it traps droplets of the virus. “It neither” disinfects “the person wearing the mask nor” sanitizes “the metaphor.” Michelle, once an employee of U.S. Supreme Court Conservative Judge Clarence Thomas, was a controversial choice to serve as a federal judge in Florida. She was nominated in 2020 at the age of 33 and met with strong reaction from Democrats, who boycotted her confirmation hearing in protest. The American Bar Association said Mizelle was then unqualified for the job because she had not been a lawyer for 12 years or more and had not presided over litigation.
