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Jose Garcia

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Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:59 PM Jul 2020

Palm Beach County's mask rules are constitutional, judge rules

Source: SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL

Palm Beach County’s mask rules are constitutional, a judge said Monday.

Circuit Judge John Kastrenakes said that requiring a mask in some places is within the county’s rights to protect the general public during a deadly pandemic and that those who challenged the mandate failed to show that any constitutional rights were violated.

“The right to be ‘free from governmental intrusion’ does not automatically or completely shield an individual’s conduct from regulation,” Kastrenakes wrote in his order.

Four county residents who filed a lawsuit on June 30 said that being forced to wear masks infringes on their constitutional rights to free speech and privacy, which lawyers and legal experts disputed.

Read more: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-palm-beach-county-court-denies-mask-lawsuit-20200727-vewnsi2p3rb35du55zrzjtklie-story.html

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Palm Beach County's mask rules are constitutional, judge rules (Original Post) Jose Garcia Jul 2020 OP
Four morons. Beacool Jul 2020 #1
Hope they had to pay all the court costs. Canoe52 Jul 2020 #2
Good luck collecting from rw assholes. lark Jul 2020 #3
Here is a good link to the AUTHORITY given... louzke9 Jul 2020 #4
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