Airline Mask Requirement Stays in Place, Supreme Court Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to undo the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask requirement for public transportation, including airline travel.

Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday denied Lucas Wall’s calls to lift the requirement for his upcoming international travel. Wall said he suffers from generalized anxiety, including panic attacks when he covers his face.

Earlier in the pandemic, the Supreme Court declined several requests to lift Covid restrictions. That changed after Amy Coney Barrett joined the court and provided a fifth vote to rescind limits that interfered with religious rights.

Wall sought to piggyback on the religion-based ...