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Montgomery: A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the state’s mandatory face mask mandate, which opponents claimed is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins, in a decision Tuesday, dismissed the lawsuit calling it a “shotgun pleading” that makes a lot of accusations without organization or solid legal claims. The same judge in October had refused the suit’s request to block the mask rule, which health officials have credited with lessening the impact of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The mask order, which was first imposed in the summer and extends at least through Jan. 22, requires anyone over the age of 6 to wear masks in indoor public spaces and outdoors when it’s impossible to stay at least 6 feet away from others. The lawsuit was filed by former Alabama Chief J
Douglas County to spend $10 million in virus money on center chron.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chron.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Douglas County Board voted Tuesday to allocate $10 million to its controversial justice center construction project with money that came from the county governmentâs share of federal coronavirus relief aid.
The 5-1 vote came after hours of rancorous debate and testimony from a parade of people opposing the move. Board member Jim Cavanaugh voted against it. Board member P.J. Morgan abstained from voting.
In an unusual maneuver, a board member who opposed the expenditure, Mike Boyle, joined Clare Duda, Marc Kraft, Chris Rodgers and Mary Ann Borgeson in voting yes. Boyle said he voted yes because he wants to try to reverse the decision in January, when Kraft and Duda will no longer be on the board.
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