D.C. Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing Of Challenge To TSA COVID-19 Mask Rule

Mealey's (April 12, 2023, 1:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a per curiam order, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 11 denied a petition for rehearing en banc of five airline passengers who sought to challenge the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) enforcement of the federal transportation mask mandate after a panel of the court denied their petition for review and ruled that, while the case was not moot, because the masking regulations had expired, any challenge to a reinstated mask policy would require a new administrative record....