Atlanta Mayor Bucks Georgia Mask-Mandate Prohibition, Says She’s ‘Not Afraid’ Of Lawsuit. Georgia Sues.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) and Attorney General Chris Carr filed a lawsuit against Atlanta on Thursday afternoon for its effort to enforce stricter coronavirus guidelines than allowed in the governor’s recent executive order, which notably prohibits local governments from enacting mask mandates.

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that lawsuit challenges the decision of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) “to revert to ‘phase one’ guidelines that push restaurants to close dining rooms and urge residents to leave home only for essential trips. It also challenges the city’s new mask requirements.”