who said it had to go. she was nominated by trump in 2020 striking down the mandate set to expire in early may. in her decision the judge writes the mandate exceeded the cdc s statutory authority. improperly invoked the good cause exception to notice and comment rulemaking and failed to adequately explain its decision. you guys showed it off the top. there are videos all over social media showing people learning of the news in realtime yesterday. i heard stories about pilots announcing it on the planes. people at sky clubs say it was a good thing and a long time coming. the white house, though, says it is disappointed in this decision but it is unclear if it will continue to push for the reinstatement. administration official did talk to the media yesterday saying the agencies are reviewing the decision and assessing potential next steps. in the meantime today s court decision means cdc public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time. so while some passengers will sti