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COVID-19: Judge Throws Out CT Lounge Owner's Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order COVID-19: Judge Throws Out CT Lounge Owner's Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order
Covid-19: Judge Throws Out CT Lounge Owner's Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order A federal judge has rejected a complaint from a pair of Connecticut bar owners who alleged that the state’s emergency orders limiting the size of social gatherings violated their constitutional rights. U.S. District of Connecticut Judge Michael Shea ruled this week to uphold the state’s emergency orders after a lawsuit was brought by Michael Amato and Joy Monsanto, the owners of the 50’s Lounge in New Haven. The bar owners alleged that the closures orders amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was unconstitutional and could force them out of business. Shea denied the temporary res…

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