New York Attorney General Letitia James is appealing a lawsuit that struck down Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” regulation, according to state Sen. George Borrello.
In a March 13 press release, Borrello said that James, a Democrat, formally submitted an appeal of the State Supreme Court ruling on Monday.
A New York judge in July overturned the rule allowing the Department of Health to place citizens exposed to or infected with highly contagious diseases such as COVID-19 in quarantine “locations” for an indefinite time without review.
“It’s disappointing, but not a surprise, that state officials have chosen to pursue an appeal of Judge [Ronald] Ploetz’s ruling declaring Rule 2.13 unconstitutional and ‘null and void’,” said Borrello….