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HARRISBURG – After a federal judge’s recent rejection of their bid to prevent enforcement of Gov. Tom Wolf’s face mask mandate statewide and the state’s contact tracking system for COVID-19, two Pennsylvania couples have appealed the denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Chad Parker, Rebecca Kenwick-Parker, Mark Redman and Donna Redman first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Sept. 3 versus Governor Tom Wolf, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, all of Harrisburg.
Federal judge rejects bid to end Pa mask mandate
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We are all fatigued: Judge won t toss Pa mask mandate, COVID-19 contact tracing
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‘We are all fatigued:’ U.S. judge rejects bid to void Pa.’s mask mandate, COVID-19 contact tracking system
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
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Although he said he doesn’t take their concerns lightly, a federal judge Friday turned aside a bid by two Pennsylvania couples to at least temporarily void Gov. Tom Wolf’s face mask mandate and the state’s contact tracking system for COVID-19 infection.
U.S. Middle District Chief Judge John E. Jones III refused to grant a preliminary injunction to halt the mask mandate and tracking system after concluding neither couple had suffered any provable harm to their constitutional rights that would give them legal standing to challenge those measures.