Public Health Authority
Case Updates
March 18, 2022
Case updates this week:

Thursday, 3/17: A Texas appellate court upheld the authority of Texas school districts to mandate masks.

Tuesday, 3/15: A group of airline pilots sued the CDC, seeking to end its mask mandate for commercial flights and airports. In addition to raising constitutional concerns, plaintiffs argued that in enacting the mandate, the CDC acted without statutory authorization and did not adequately follow the Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking process.

Monday, 3/14: Seventeen Republican members of Congress sued the CDC, seeking to end the federal mask mandate for commercial flights and airports.

Monday, 3/14: After the Missouri AG missed a court deadline in a lawsuit challenging Lee Summit schools’ now-expired mask mandate, the district asked the judge to issue a judgment in their favor. The AG sued dozens of districts in January over mask mandates.
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