RELATED: White House: Federal transportation mask mandate 'not in effect at this time'After the judge’s ruling the DOJ said it would appeal the judge’s ruling if the CDC deemed it necessary.
The DOJ has told the federal appeals court that the CDC order, issued in January 2021, was "within" the agency’s legal authority, Reuters reported.RELATED: Majority of Americans want masks for travelers: AP-NORC pollThe ruling from U.S.
District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, came in a case brought in Florida federal court by Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc.