Appeals Court Questions Issue of Mootness in Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s COVID-Era Travel Mask Mandate

Appeals Court Questions Issue of Mootness in Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s COVID-Era Travel Mask Mandate
Travelers walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on April 19, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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A U.S. court has ordered parties in the Biden administration’s appeal of a lawsuit challenging the legality of its travel mask mandate during the pandemic to file briefs on whether or not the appeal is now “moot” due to the termination of the COVID-19 state of emergency.

The order comes after a Florida federal judge in April 2022 blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) requirement that passengers on planes, trains, and other forms of public transportation wear masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Katabella Roberts
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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