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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Salt Lake County argue judge should reject COVID-19 school mask lawsuit

State, county respond to parents suing over ban on school districts creating their own mask mandates.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "There is no way the Legislature is going to approve a mask mandate at this stage," Gov. Spencer J. Cox said Aug. 31, 2021, during his administration's update on the ongoing pandemic at the Capitol. Cox and Salt Lake County filed their responses in court Sept. 23, 2021, to a lawsuit over masks in schools.