Show-Me Judge Smacking Down Appeal Against COVID Mandates

For readers who don't remember the deets of the legal fight . . . 

Jackson County is part of push back against a Missouri judge who nixed COVID pandemic mandates from counties. The courthouse called it "chaos" and fought against the public health precedent. 

The latest . . . 

In an order issued 24 hours after the counties had filed briefs asking for the right to intervene in the case, Circuit Judge Daniel Green denied their requests.

The action came a month after Green invalidated regulations imposed by state and local health departments in connection with the deadly virus. That decision has led to school districts dropping mask mandates and counties lifting health restrictions at a time when a new variant of the disease is spreading rapidly.

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Judge denies Missouri counties' efforts to appeal decision on pandemic health orders

JEFFERSON CITY - A Cole County judge Wednesday shot down efforts by five counties to appeal his decision to strip local health departments of their ability to impose regulations aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19. In an order issued 24 hours after the counties had filed briefs asking for the right to intervene in the case, Circuit Judge Daniel Green denied their requests.