January 25, 2022, 08:52pm
The state's mask mandate was struck down by the New York Supreme Court on Monday, though it remains in effect while the appeals court considers the case. The full list is here.
A man wearing a mask is entering a store in New York.
An appeals court judge issued a stay on the ruling by the Supreme Court judge that Kathy Hochul did not have the authority to impose the mask requirement.
The mask mandate was struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in March of 2021.
Pennsylvania's mask mandate for schools was struck down by the state's Supreme Court.
The Michigan Supreme Court invalidated the emergency orders in October of 2020, but the state's health department reimposed the mask mandate in June.
In August, a federal judge blocked Kentucky's school mask mandate, though it only affected Beshear's executive order.
Laura Kelly's statewide mask mandate was revoked by the GOP-controlled legislature.
New York's mask mandate is before a state appeals court and will remain in effect until it can rule. There will be a hearing on Friday.
In California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., mask mandates remain in effect.
A number of judges have upheld mask mandates. In December, a law banning local and school mask mandates was struck down by the Arkansas Supreme Court. In August, a federal appeals court upheld Michigan's ability to impose a mask mandate through its health department, in response to a lawsuit that challenged the state requiring masks in schools.
Protests and litigation have been caused by mask mandates, even as scientific evidence shows the effectiveness of mask-wearing at controlling the spread of Covid-19. A December poll shows that a majority of Americans support mask mandates, but that support has not changed since August. School mask mandates have been a source of contention, with states taking action to ban school districts from imposing them and punishing schools who do through financial penalties or litigation.
The judge struck down the New York mask mandate.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the school mask mandate.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is conservative.
State-by-state guide to face mask requirements
Here is a list of people who are still wearing masks.
Live updates on the coronaviruses.
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