Saturday, November 13, 2021

States Rights being Eroded in the Courts?

Federal Judge Cancels Texas Mask Mandate Ban in Huge Blow to States’ Rights

"A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The order comes after a months' long legal dispute between parents, a disability rights organization and Texas officials over whether the state was violating the 1990 law, known as the ADA, by not allowing school districts to require masks.

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel barred Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing Abbott’s order.

Read what the judge said...

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