.MaddowBlog: Florida Gov. DeSantis claimed to have the authority to ban school districts from requiring mask protections. A state judge disagreed.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' order on mask requirements, the Republican administration pushed back in a specific way: The law is the law, local officials were told, and it's not optional.
It was school districts' legal responsibility to follow the governor's policy -- even if they disagreed with it, even if it put children at risk during a pandemic, even if mask protections are a simple and effective way to help stop the spread of a dangerous virus.A Florida judge on Friday knocked down the state's order banning local school boards from implementing mask mandates, saying the sweeping action from Tallahassee doesn't "pass constitutional muster.
According to the state judge, if communities have a"compelling state interest" and a"narrowly tailored" plan of action, they have the authority to create their own safety policies -- whether the governor likes it or not., including making plans to block local officials' paychecks, the ruling was a dramatic setback.
It is unlikely, however, to be the final word on the subject: the governor's lawyers said this afternoon that today's decision will be appealed. In the meantime, if it sounds like Florida's GOP chief executive is on a losing streak, it's not your imagination. This week, COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and fatalities in the Sunshine State
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