Disability Rights Objection to Washington Nationals’ Face Mask Mandate Can Go Forward
From Valentine v. Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, decided today by Judge Timothy Kelly (D.D.C.), the plaintiff’s allegations:
On May 5, 2021, Valentine visited the [Washington Nationals stadium] to attend a game. At that time, to comply with District of Columbia Mayor’s Order 2020-080 related to COVID-19, Defendants enforced a mask mandate on all attendees. One exemption in the Mayor’s Order, however, provides: “Wearing a mask is not required when … [a] person is unable to wear a mask due to a medical condition or disability.”
Valentine did not wear a mask at the game because, he alleges, he “is a person with a disability within the meaning of the ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] and DCHRA [D.C. Human Rights Act]” and is “unable to wear a mask due to his disability.” But Nationals Park personnel allegedly “demanded” he wear one severa
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