https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/press-releases/2022-01-05—mo-v-st-louis-county-petition-file-ready.pdf

Missouri Attorney General Files Suit to Halt St. Louis County’s Latest Attempt to Impose an Illegal Mask Mandate

January 5, 2022

"ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit to yet again halt St. Louis County’s attempt to illegally impose a mask mandate on the citizens of St. Louis County."

The St. Louis County Council voted along party lines 4-3 to impose another mask mandate. The three Republicans on the council voted against the mandate.

". . .The lawsuit argues that, under the new state law governing the authority of local political subdivisions to issue health orders, the January 5 mask mandate is a prohibited order. Because of that new state law, the lawsuit argues that the January 5 Mask Mandate and any subsequent public health order that has the same effect is unlawful." . . .

"The lawsuit also argues that the January 5 mask mandate is arbitrary and capricious."