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July 29, 2021
Lucas Wall appeared on CBS 6 News in Orlando, Florida, tonight to talk about the lawsuit he filed yesterday against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Transportation Security Administration, President Joseph Biden, and five other governmental agencies seeking to strike down the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate after he was denied boarding June 2 at Orlando International Airport for refusing to cover his face.
A frequent traveler unable to wear a mask filed suit today against CDC; TSA; President Joseph Biden; and the departments of Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, and Transportation requesting a federal judge strike down the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate. This case appears to be the first in the nation to challenge all aspects of the FTMM.
Lucas Wall, 44, of Washington, D.C., was stopped from boarding his Southwest Airlines flight June 2 from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale for not wearing a face covering despite having submitted the required exemption form to Southwest on May 31 when he booked his ticket. Wall suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which causes him hyperventilation and panic attacks when he tries to cover his mouth and nose.
Lucas Wall appeared on ABC 7 News in Washington, D.C., tonight to talk about the lawsuit he is about to file tomorrow against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Transportation Security Administration, President Joseph Biden, and five other governmental agencies seeking to strike down the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate after he was denied boarding June 2 at Orlando International Airport for refusing to cover his face.
Lucas Wall appeared on four news shows today to talk about the lawsuit he is about to file against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Transportation Security Administration, President Joseph Biden, and five other governmental agencies seeking to strike down the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate after he was denied boarding yesterday at Orlando International Airport for refusing to cover his face.
A frequent traveler unable to wear a mask was stopped from boarding his Southwest Airlines flight this morning from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale despite having submitted the required exemption form to the airline two days ago when he booked his ticket.
The Transportation Security Administration would not let Lucas Wall, 44, of Washington, D.C., through its checkpoint. Multiple TSA supervisors consulted with Southwest managers for about an hour before finally telling Wall they would not let him fly. The airline violated the Air Carrier Access Act, a federal law that requires airlines to accommodate passengers with disabilities, Wall contends.
Wall, who suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder that causes hyperventilation and panic attacks when he tries to cover his mouth and nose, has drafted a lawsuit against TSA, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, President Joseph Biden, LYNX, and others seeking to immediately enjoin enforcement of the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate as illegal and unconstitutional.
A frequent traveler plans to defy the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate on Wednesday morning, June 2, at Orlando International Airport.
Lucas Wall, 44, of Washington, D.C., has a 10 a.m. flight booked on Southwest Airlines to Fort Lauderdale. He will refuse to wear a mask at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint and will presumably be denied the ability to board his flight.