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DeSantis Appeals Judge’s Decision Blocking His Ban on Mask Mandates

Leif Le Mahieu
DeSantis Appeals Judge’s Decision Blocking His Ban on Mask Mandates
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis officially filed an appeal on Thursday to reverse the ruling from a judge who struck down his ban on schools implementing mask mandates. 

The appeal, filed at the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, is aimed at overturning the decision of Judge John C. Cooper, a Leon County Circuit Judge. Cooper previously said that DeSantis had overstepped his state authority in his July executive order on masking in schools. 

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