New York mask mandate temporarily restored by Appeals Court judge - Reuters
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An appeals court judge on Tuesday granted a stay in an appeal over mask mandates in New York, keeping the rule in effect during the legal process, source Reuters.
Justice Robert Miller of the state appeals court temporarily blocked the lower-court ruling, siding with the state.

The decision came a day after a ruling by Justice Thomas Rademaker of New York State Supreme Court which said enforcing mask requirement violated the State Constitution.
The state attorney general, Letitia James, had filed a motion to stay the ruling in an attempt to put it on hold while the state filed a formal appeal, and on Tuesday James's request was approved.
"The order, if not stayed will allow individuals to refuse to wear face coverings in indoor public settings where the risk of COVID-19 spread is high, including in schools where many children remain unvaccinated against COVID-19," the state's court filing said.
The state had initially instituted a mandate in April 2020 that required people to wear masks in most indoor settings outside their home. That rule ended in June 2021 for vaccinated people.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in mid-December, as COVID-19 infections surged in the state, that it would go back into effect for at least a month.
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The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month blocked President Joe Biden's vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses.
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