Some implications of the government's decision not to seek a stay of the district court ruling. Plus, the low quality of the trial judge's opinion doesn't necessarily mean there are no good arguments against the mandate's legality.
That's a fundamentally anti-democratic attitude.
Clarifying the agency's authority could impede future power grabs.
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The decision against the rule hinged on whether the agency had the power it asserted.
Though travel isn't completely back to normal, this change is an overdue acknowledgment that we can't always view COVID-19 transmission as catastrophic.
The decision holds that the CDC exceeded its legal authority. But it may be vulnerable to reversal on appeal.
"Our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends," writes Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle.
Revived mandates remind everyone that governments have done far more harm than good in the pandemic.
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Kamala Harris is only human, says Jen Psaki.
"I know the CDC is working to develop a scientific framework," says Ashish K. Jha
"People's irrational fears are taking over these policy decisions," says one parent.
"In practical terms, COVID-19 poses zero threat to the G.W. community."
Life is returning to "normal" after two years, but that normal includes even fewer limits on executive powers.
Q&A with Dr. Vinay Prasad, a practicing hematologist-oncologist and associate professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco
The same agency that brought us security theater continues to enforce a rule that never made sense.
The policy, which covers trains, buses, and subways as well, is now set to expire on April 18.
Disagreement over pandemic policy accelerates the slide toward authoritarianism in another country.
Attendees at Biden's State of the Union speech were almost entirely unmasked.
The agency emphasizes that children face a very low risk from COVID-19, which it has known all along.
Mocking COVID public health theater is finally going mainstream.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky stressed that people could continue to wear masks if they wanted to.
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
The unions' support for hygiene theater is of a piece with their support for security theater.
Also, Democrats show they can read the polls on mask mandates.
Case trends in states with mandates were very similar to case trends in states without them.
For the first time in two years, Coachella will return. Festival attendees will be able to enjoy themselves without having to abide by nonsensical mandates.
Seven out of 10 Americans say "it's time we accept COVID is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives." Politicians are taking notice.
The president is waiting until children, who have always faced an infinitesimal risk from COVID-19, are "more protected."
"The District’s indoor mask requirements will be dialed back on March 1, 2022," said Bowser.
Some lawmakers should try double-masking their hypocrisy.
The agency further undermines its credibility by desperately trying to back up conclusions it has already reached.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to create a special no-fly list for passengers convicted of creating onboard disruptions.
The children have less to fear from COVID-19 than she does.
If California politicians think the mask mandate is stupid, they should lead the charge to get rid of it.
The New York State Supreme Court ruled that Governor Hochul and the health commissioner did not have the authority to mandate a masking requirement
The science isn't actually on school districts' side.
“We essentially reorganized our society around the control of a single infectious disease, when in fact, health is plural," says Stanford professor of health policy Jay Bhattacharya.
Rochelle Walensky willfully ignores the weaknesses of a study she repeatedly cited to justify "universal masking" of students.
On Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the city would be reimposing a mask mandate for all indoor public spaces in the District of Columbia.
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"Public health [officials] don't get to people what to wear; that's just not their job," Polis told a Colorado public radio station.
The nation's capital has perhaps the least intrusive pandemic policies of any big, blue American city.
The appeals court is skeptical of the claim that the Texas governor's order illegally discriminates against people with disabilities.
Unlike in neighboring counties, D.C.'s mandate was never tied to specific metrics.
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