Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down statewide mask mandate

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the party is always right.

George Orwell, he/his/him

The 4-3 ruling was issued in a 78-page decision Wednesday morning.

Republican lawmakers filed suit in October on the mandate.

They said the governor did not have the authority to extend the state's public health emergency beyond 60 days without approval from the legislature.

The majority of justices agreed to end the mandate immediately.

The ruling from the conservative-controlled court is the latest legal blow to attempts by Evers to control the coronavirus.

Evers had argued he can issue multiple health emergencies because of the changing nature of the ongoing pandemic.

The court last May struck down Evers' "safer at home" order, saying that his health secretary did not have the authority for such an order.

Evers' attempts to limit capacity in bars, restaurants and other indoor places were also blocked by a state appeals court in October.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down statewide mask mandate

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