Judge: Arizona’s mask mandate ban unconstitutional

Published September 28, 2021 3:00pm ET



An Arizona judge has invalidated a measure keeping schools and other institutions from requiring masks to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Maricopa County Superior Circuit Court Judge Katherine Cooper ruled Monday legislation containing a ban on mask mandates and several other high-profile initiatives broke the state constitution’s “single subject rule” that says legislation must pertain to one topic.

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