EducationJudicialFifth Circuit Dismisses Lawsuit Against Texas Mask Mandate Ban
Isaiah MitchellJuly 27, 2022
“According to plaintiffs... Article III of the Constitution gives plaintiffs standing to demand court-created mask-mandate bubbles."
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Civil SocietyEducationJudicialLocal NewsSan Antonio ISD Returns to Mask Mandate After Six-Day Pause
Isaiah MitchellDecember 8, 2021
"We have concluded that the December 1, 2021, Stay Order from the Fifth Circuit case is limited to the parties in the lawsuit," the district wrote.
Civil SocietyEducationJudicialLocal NewsSome Texas School Mask Mandates Remain Despite Fifth Circuit Order
Isaiah MitchellDecember 6, 2021
Some major ISDs claim the recent ruling does not directly affect their mandates, although the injunction it overturned was statewide.
Civil SocietyEducationJudicialTexas’ Ban on School Mask Mandates to Remain During Lawsuit Appeal at Fifth Circuit
Isaiah MitchellDecember 2, 2021
"The binary choice envisioned by the district court — either stay home or catch COVID-19 — is a false one," the panel wrote.
EducationFederalStatewide NewsTexas Education Agency Faces Federal Investigation Over Mask Mandate Ban
Isaiah MitchellSeptember 22, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education is probing the possibility that the governor's mask mandate ban discriminates against disabled children.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyState HouseDisabled Texas Man’s Death Could Lead to New Protections for End-of-Life Decisions
Kim RobertsApril 7, 2021
Following the tragic death of her disabled husband last summer, Melissa Hickson is working to get a bill passed that would require guardians to seek the consent of family members before making end-of-life decisions.