MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin judge on Monday allowed the state's mask mandate to stand, rejecting an attempt by the Republican-controlled Legislature and a conservative law firm to overturn it, even as cases are spiking.The judge noted in his ruling that the Legislature could vote to overturn the order from Democratic Gov.
Tony Evers if they wanted to, but they haven’t so far.Republican legislative leaders and a spokesman for the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, which brought the case, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The Legislature filed a brief in support of the lawsuit. The ruling is expected to be appealed.The lawsuit argued that Evers overstepped his authority by issuing multiple emergency orders to curb the.