St. Louis mask mandate temporarily on hold; Kansas City sued

 

August 4, 2021



St. Louis County residents will not be required to wear masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for at least two more weeks, after a judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday against a mask mandate that was issued last month.

Circuit Judge Ellen "Nellie" Ribaudo sided with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who had sued to stop a mask mandate issued by St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and county health officials. She set a hearing on a preliminary injunction for Aug. 17.

Hours after the ruling, Schmitt filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a recently reinstated mask mand...



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