By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -An appeals court judge on Tuesday granted a stay in an appeal over mask mandates in New York, keeping the rule in effect .
Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, commended an appeals court judge for issuing a temporary stay on a judgement 24 hours before that struck down her mask mandate in public spaces.
NEW YORK, Jan 26 An appeals court judge yesterday granted a stay in an appeal over mask mandates in New York, keeping the rule in effect during the legal process, New York Attorney General Letitia James said. A day earlier, a judge had struck down the state’s mask mandate, one week before it.