It has been reported earlier today that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request to block a federal mask mandate at U.S. airports and domestic air travel.A father filed an emergency application on behalf of himself and his 4-year-old autistic son, both of whom say they are medically incapable of wearing masks for extended periods of time. “Their request was filed to Justice Neil Gorsuch, who handles emergency applications arising in several Western states, and he referred the matter to the full court. The justices denied the request without comment or noted dissent,” The Hill reported.
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“Under an executive order signed by President Biden, the Transportation Security Administration requires passengers on airplanes and other public transportation to wear masks to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 850,000 in the U.S.,” the outlet added.
“Joining the father-son challengers was another man, Lucas Wall, who has sought to raise money and publicity from his legal efforts targeting the federal transportation mask mandate. Chief Justice John Roberts last month unilaterally rejected a separate challenge filed by the group,” the outlet continued.
“The court’s move comes less than a week after the justices issued a split decision on another set of Biden administration pandemic mitigation measures. Last Thursday, the court voted 6-3 to block a vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers but voted 5-4 to maintain a vaccine mandate for health providers at federally funded facilities,” the report concluded.
Last week, the Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s directive that businesses with 100 or more employees must either get vaccinated or tested weekly.
“The workplace rule, which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, announced last fall, required companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that their workers either get vaccinated or wear masks and show negative Covid test results at least once a week,” NBC News reported.
