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New York's mask mandate temporarily restored by appeals judge

Monday's ruling that overturned the mandate caused confusion, with some school administrators quickly announcing masks would be optional and others continuing to enforce wearing them.

An appeals judge temporarily restored New York's mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration lacked the constitutional authority to order people to wear face coverings.Judge Robert Miller in New York City granted the state's request for a stay of a Long Island judge's ruling while the

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