Why the government's slow move to appeal the mask decision may be a legal strategy
One law professor has a theory about the Justice Department's slow response — and it all goes back to a case involving "heavy knitted underwear" from the 1940s.
When U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ended the mask mandate on transportation with the stroke of a pen Monday, the Department of Justice said nothing.
Tuesday, the department said it may appeal if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided masks were still necessary.
Wednesday, Justice officials finally announced they . But the department still hasn't asked the judge to put a temporary pause on her far-reaching
