have the signoff of the state legislature. nassau county supreme court judge gave the basis for his decision that new york was no longer under that state of emergency at the time the mask mandate was announced. so the governor did not have the authority to order it. so it's really procedurally based. the governor kathy hochul is saying she will immediately try to reverse it saying, quote, my responsibility as governor is to protect new yorkers throughout this public health crisis and these measures help prevent the spread of covid-19 and save lives. but the judge said his decision was only about whether the mandate was properly enacted. to be clear, he says, this court does not intend the decision in any way to question or otherwise opine on the efficacy, need or requirement of masks as a means or tool in dealing with the covid-19 virus. the court decides only the issues of whether the subject rule was properly enacted and if so, whether the same can be