Florida AG asks Supreme Court to block CDC regulation for cruises

State of play: Florida won its initial effort to block the protocols in a district court. A federal appeals court ruled in the CDC's favor last week and left the rules in place.

• In a new petition filed Friday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody requested the court's emergency assistance, arguing the CDC exceeds its authority.

What she's saying: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has, for the better part of 16 months, shut down the entire Nation's cruise industry," Moody argues.

• The imposed rules continue to "harm an industry on which 159,000 Floridians rely for work and is devastating countless other businesses and industries that also rely on cruising."
• "If the stay is not vacated now, Florida is all but guaranteed to lose yet another summer cruise season while the CDC pursues its appeal," she adds.

Worth noting: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, one of the world's biggest cruise companies, is asking the courts to block a Florida law banning vaccine passports, arguing its cruises won't be able to meet CDC standards if it stays in place.