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TexasTowelie

(116,607 posts)
Wed Nov 10, 2021, 08:21 PM Nov 2021

Pennsylvania court throws out governor's school mask mandate

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An order by Pennsylvania's acting health secretary that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care facilities was thrown out Wednesday by a state court that said she lacked the authority. The Wolf administration said lawyers were directed to file an immediate appeal.

Commonwealth Court sided 4-1 with the ranking Republican in the state Senate and others who sued to challenge the masking order that took effect in early September as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's spokesperson said Health Department lawyers were directed to file an appeal to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, a move his administration said would effectively put the new decision on hold.

The judges said Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam's mandate did not comply with the state's laws about reviewing and approving regulations and was adopted without an existing disaster emergency declared by the governor.

Read more: https://www.phillytrib.com/news/state_and_region/pennsylvania-court-throws-out-governors-school-mask-mandate/article_6607cdba-9f52-574b-8643-c634e90ff4ac.html

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Pennsylvania court throws out governor's school mask mandate (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2021 OP
Cases are UP in Pa and they're still whining about masks? Blues Heron Nov 2021 #1
The judgment was appealed and the court order was stayed pending the appeal. TexasTowelie Nov 2021 #2
Thats good, and thanks for posting these updates Blues Heron Nov 2021 #3

TexasTowelie

(116,607 posts)
2. The judgment was appealed and the court order was stayed pending the appeal.
Wed Nov 10, 2021, 08:38 PM
Nov 2021
https://www.democraticunderground.com/107415479

My apologies, but I didn't see the source with the updated information when I posted the OP.
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