Three House Republicans who defied the mask requirement instituted by former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) requested the U.S. Supreme Court hear their lawsuit.
Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, and Ralph Norman of South Carolina sued Pelosi after receiving $500 fines each for entering the House floor without masks.
The lawmakers argue the pay deductions violate the Constitution’s 27th Amendment, “which prohibits salary adjustments for members of Congress from taking effect until after the next election,” according to The Hill.
“When we filed this lawsuit against Pelosi’s mask mandate, I said we would take it to the Supreme Court if necessary, and that is what it has finally come to,” Massie wrote.
After lower courts dismissed the lawsuit, the three House Republicans petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case.
When we filed this lawsuit against Pelosi’s mask mandate, I said we would take it to the Supreme Court if necessary, and that is what it has finally come to.
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— Thomas Massie…
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