Category: Mask Lawsuits

I received the bad news this evening that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied my emergency petition for a writ of injunction (Case 21A2) to block enforcement of the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate. It was a long shot to request Supreme Court intervention this early in a case, but of course it’s still disappointing Justice Thomas did not take a more in-depth look at the illegal and unconstitutional mask requirement.

The battle now returns to the U.S. District Court in Orlando, where sadly it will likely be a couple months before my lawsuit is decided on the merits. I remain optimistic I will win the case eventually, but it’s likely to take so much time that the government could repeal the mask mandate before the district judge issues a decision. For now, the federal government has prevailed in muzzling all travelers and banning tens of millions of Americans including myself who can’t tolerate having their face covered from using any form of public transportation.

The U.S. Supreme Court Clerk’s Office just informed Lucas Wall by telephone that his emergency application for a preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate was docketed today, assigned Case No. 21A2, and sent to Justice Clarence Thomas for review.

NTD News today aired a story about Lucas Wall’s Supreme Court emergency application for a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Transportation Security Administration, President Joseph Biden, and five other governmental agencies to immediately halt enforcement of the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate. Wall was denied boarding June 2 at Orlando International Airport for refusing to cover his face. He filed his lawsuit June 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando.

Attorney Robert Gruler, in his online talk show today, reviewed Lucas Wall’s lawsuit 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 fully vaccinated frequent traveler unable to wear a mask submitted an emergency application today to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to enjoin the government from enforcing the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate pending a final resolution of his lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Orlando.

Lucas Wall, 44, of Washington, D.C., sent the application and appendix to Justice Clarence Thomas, who oversees federal courts in the 11th Circuit. Wall requests Thomas issue a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Transportation Security Administration, and other federal agencies to stop the mask mandate everywhere. He needs emergency relief no later than July 16 so he can take a July 17 flight to Germany, a trip he’s already had to postpone twice.

A rideshare driver not willing to leave customers on the side of the road for not wearing a mask filed a federal lawsuit June 28 against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, and the Illinois Department of Public Health requesting a federal judge strike down the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate.

Justin Mahwikizi, 36, of Homewood, Illinois, alleges the mask mandate violates his freedom of religion by forcing him to violate his faith in the Good Samaritan Principle, which requires helping those in need. The FTMM forces Mahwikizi to refuse service to riders who can’t or won’t cover their face – or even those who simply forgot to bring a mask since they are no longer required in Illinois for the fully vaccinated.

A frequent traveler unable to wear a mask filed suit today against Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Spirit Airlines for discriminating against passengers with medical conditions that prevent them from wearing face masks in violation of the Air Carrier Access Act. This case appears to be the first in the nation to challenge airline policies that make it practically impossible to obtain an exemption from the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate.

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.

A fully vaccinated frequent traveler unable to wear a mask filed this evening an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to stop the government from enforcing the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate. The lawsuit is before the U.S. District Court in Orlando.

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 CBS 9 News in Washington, D.C., this evening to talk about the lawsuit he filed June 7 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.