Media Coverage of Transportation Mask & Testing Lawsuits February 2022

Compiled by LUCAS WALL

I’m challenging the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s Federal Transportation Mask Mandate and International Traveler Testing Requirement in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Wall v. CDC). Also in the MDFL, I’m also suing seven airlines in a class action with 11 other plaintiffs for illegally discriminating against passengers with disabilities who can’t tolerate wearing face masks (Wall v. Southwest Airlines).

I’m in a group of 14 who filed six lawsuits against the Transportation Security Administration for illegally enforcing a mask mandate (the lead case is Wall v. TSA). Our cases started in six circuits of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and are now in the District of Columbia Circuit. Three membes of our coalition are also suing to vacate CDC’s mask mandate and testing requirement as well as airlines’ discriminatory mask policies. Each plaintiff is representing him/herself. We do not have an attorney.

Here’s media coverage of the cases during February 2022:

Fresh Lawsuit Launched Against CDC’s Federal Mask Mandate (The Epoch Times Feb. 1)

Judge Sets Emergency Hearing Wednesday after Airlines Refuse 4-Year-Old Autistic Florida Boy’s Mask Exemption (Tampa Free Press Feb. 15)

Sanford Man’s Lawsuit Aims to Allow 4-Year-Old Son to Fly without a Mask. Here’s Why (News 6 Orlando Feb. 15)

After 4-Year-Old Autistic Boy Denied Mask Exemption, Family Suing Airlines Granted Hearing (Mass Live Feb. 16)

Boy with Autism Allowed to Fly from Florida to Boston without Wearing Mask (WBZ 4 CBS News Boston Feb. 16)

Judge Orders Airlines to Grant Mask Exemption for 4-Year-Old Autistic Child (WFTV 9 News Orlando Feb. 16)

Federal Judge Orders American Airlines & Southwest to Let Autistic Boy Travel without a Face Mask (Paddle Your Own Kanoo Feb. 16)

American & Southwest Airlines Issue the First Mask Exemption Letter (WFTX Fox 4 News Feb. 16)

Judge in Boston Instructs American & Southwest to Issue 30-Day Mask Exemption to 4-Year-Old Autistic Boy (Tampa Free Press Feb. 16)

4-Year-Old Autistic Boy Allowed to Fly without Wearing Mask (Associated Press Feb. 16)

Texas Sues Biden Administration in Bid to Overturn Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transport (CNN Feb. 16)