Wisconsin judge upholds Gov. Tony Evers’ order requiring masks to be worn in enclosed spaces

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin judge has upheld Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate in the face of a conservative challenge. St. Croix County Circuit Judge R. Michael Waterman ruled Monday that Evers did not overstep his authority by issuing multiple emergency orders on the coronavirus. Evers says the ruling is a victory in the fight against COVID-19. The lawsuit argued that Evers can issue only one emergency declaration per crisis. Evers said he issued the mask order following the recommendations of public health experts. Wisconsin is among the worst COVID-19 hot spots in the country, topping more than 150,000 positive cases on Sunday.

Wisconsin judge upholds Gov. Tony Evers' order requiring masks to be worn in enclosed spaces.

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TheManWhoWasNotShort on October 12nd, 2020 at 20:40 UTC »

One thing I have learned through COVID is that I understand pretty much nothing at all about the power of state executives on public health matters. And I say this as a lawyer.

thought_first on October 12nd, 2020 at 17:36 UTC »

Just wear a fucking mask and quit being a jag-off.

imakenosensetopeople on October 12nd, 2020 at 17:02 UTC »

I got approached at a gas station by someone with a petition to revoke our governor’s emergency powers. They were from a “bipartisan” volunteer org, but played dumb when I started asking questions about who was sponsoring this initiative and what they were after (because they “represented the voters”). Yeah. Fuck outta here.