Finally Ohio gets something right. Wonder how DeWine will respond to this.
https://ohioconstitution.org/ohio-court-state-mask-mandates-unconstitutional/BREAKING NEWS
OHIO COURT: STATE MASK MANDATES UNCONSTITUTIONAL
In Ashland County,” any further attempt to enforce mask restrictions will result in further restraint of any such attempt.”
Ashland, OH – An Ohio Court late Tuesday cast doubt on the lawfulness of the state’s mask mandates, holding that the Governor and Department of Health lack authority to issue such mandates.
The decision by Judge Ronald Forsthoefel of the Ashland County Court of Common Pleas comes on behalf of 1851 Center for Constitutional Law’s client Cattlemans Restaurant in Savannah, Ohio. The Court concludes that “Plaintiffs should not be subject to any further enforcement action,” over masks due to the following:
“R.C. 3701.13 grants no authority to the Director of the Ohio Department of Health to issue or enforce mandatory mask orders since there is no stated or implied authority in R.C. 3701.13 which authorizes any action to prevent the spread of contagious or infections disease.”
“The Dine Safe Ohio Order in this case fails to accomplish anything scientifically demonstrable, or otherwise corroborated with empirical data, to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases even if that purpose were authorized by R.C. 3701.13.”