Connecticut governor sued over executive order requiring masks in public

[Right_in_Virginia]

Connecticut governor sued over executive order requiring masks in public
Washington Times, Apr 19, 2020

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut lawyer said Saturday that he is suing Gov. Ned Lamont over his executive order requiring people to wear face coverings in public places “wherever close contact is unavoidable” to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Stamford attorney Lindy Urso said he filed a lawsuit in federal court saying the order announced by Lamont on Friday is unconstitutional because it infringes on people’s “individual freedoms and liberties.”

Urso claims the number of deaths in the U.S. linked to COVID-19 is “artificially inflated” and accuses government officials and the media of stirring up fear about the virus.

A spokesman for the Democratic governor declined to comment Saturday.

Lamont’s order on face coverings takes effect at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. It says “any person in a public place in Connecticut who is unable to or does not maintain a safe social distance of approximately six feet from every other person shall cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face-covering.”

It also orders people to wear a face covering when using taxis, car services, ride-sharing services and mass transit.


https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/19/ned-lamont-connecticut-governor-sued-over-executiv/

[Right_in_Virginia]

I wonder what will be required next.   

[Fishrrman]

If we're going to "reopen" society, then the requirements of masks in "closed quarters" is reasonable, so long as the virus remains at large and no vaccine yet exists.

I have no use for Lamont, but we'll soon see similar requirements in other states.

Having said that, as I posted elsewhere, Connecticut had it's largest "single day increase" in new infections and deaths TODAY:
1,853 new infections (19,815 total)
204 new deaths (1,331 total).

No peak, yet (unless this is it).
The virus is still raging here.