Florida Judge Rules Against Gov. Ron DeSantis' Mask Order

The state plans to appeal.

A Florida judge is blocking Governor Ron DeSantis' executive order that allows parents to opt out of mask mandates, in a ruling read in court Friday.  Judge John Cooper granted an injunction against state education authorities, though not the governor, preventing them from taking action to ban mask mandates without parent opt outs in the case brought by several Florida families and attorneys.  "I am elated by this ruling because the judge clearly went on the side of science, medicine, our children and democracy," said plaintiff Leslie Abravanel.