Florida Federal Judge Rules Travel Mask Mandate Is Within CDC’s Authority

Mealey's (May 3, 2022, 12:39 PM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — In a frequent air traveler’s lawsuit to enjoin the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from enforcing its mandates that masks be worn on public transportation and that COVID testing be required to reenter the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a Florida federal judge on April 29 granted summary judgment in favor of the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services and dismissed without prejudice claims against state and local governmental entities....