A federal judge strikes down the mask mandate on planes and public transit.

Continue reading the main storyThe move comes just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended it through May.On the subway near Penn Station in Manhattan.Credit…Brittainy Newman for The New York TimesApril 18, 2022, 2:40 p.m. ETA federal judge in Florida struck down the federal transportation mask requirement on airplanes, in airports and public transport on Monday, just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended it through May.In her ruling, Federal District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said that the mandate ‘exceeds the C.