Breaking Justice Department Appeals Mask Mandate Ruling After Cdc Says Mandate Must Continue
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said it is asking the Department of Justice to appeal a Florida federal judge’s order voiding the federal government’s mask mandate. Minutes after the CDC’s announcement, the Justice Department announced it had filed the appeal.The Justice Department had previously said that it would move forward with an appeal, but only if the CDC had deemed the mask mandate necessary....