"Supreme Court Denies GOP House Members' Appeal on $500 Mask Fines"

The Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from three GOP House members challenging $500 fines for not wearing masks on the House floor in 2021, despite CDC guidance on vaccinated individuals. The mask mandate was part of the House's COVID-19 response and remained in place until June 2021. Lower courts upheld the fines, ruling that they couldn't review the mask policy, and House Speaker Mike Johnson's lawyers urged the court to reject the appeal, noting that Republican leadership had voted against the policy.