Republican Lawmakers Appeal $500 Mask Mandate Fines to Supreme Court
• Republican lawmakers fined over mask refusal petition Supreme Court to hear case, arguing $500 fine violates 27th Amendment
• Lower courts dismissed lawsuit, ruling Pelosi and House officials immune under Speech and Debate Clause
• Lawmakers claim lower courts effectively nullified 27th Amendment by dismissing case
• House mask rules required members to wear masks except when speaking, or face fines
• Lawmakers tweeted images of themselves shredding/trashing warning letters about violating mask rules