On Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided in the case of Creswick v. University of South Carolina that public universities in the state were permitted to mandate masks (pdf). On July 30, University of South Carolina (USC) Interim President Harris Pastides told students and staff that masks would be required inside all University buildings except dorm rooms, private offices, and while eating in campus dining facilities. This move was challenged by a letter from South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who argued that the move was contrary to the intent of a provision of state legislation. The legislation in question forbids public universities in the state from using public funds to require unvaccinated students from wearing a mask; this prohibition also forbids schools from using these funds to announce or enforce such a policy. In light of this letter, USC changed tack and decided that the mask mandate would …