Supreme Court Rejects Appeal By GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Over $100,000 Mask Mandate Fines

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ralph Norman (R-South Carolina). The appeal sought to overturn fines imposed on the three for their consistent refusal to wear face masks on the House floor at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The justices chose not to provide any additional comments along with their decision to decline the appeal.

This ruling upholds the decision of a lower court, which dismissed the constitutional challenge brought forth by the congresspeople and ruled that the courts do not have jurisdiction to review the mask policy.

Lawyers who represented House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Lousiana) supported the lower court ruling and urged the Supreme Court to reject the appeal. Notably, the Republican leadership as a whole opposed the mask mandate.

Greene accumulated fines that exceeded $100,000 due to her repeated violations of the mask requirement.

The mask mandate implemented in the House of Representatives aimed to safeguard the well-being of members and staff, as well as to set an example for the nation.

The Supreme Court’s decision reinforces the authority of Congress to establish and enforce rules for its own proceedings.

Greene has led the effort in the House to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota).

Greene’s Georgia home has been “swatted” eight times in recent months.