NY DAILY NEWS - N.Y. judge blocks Cuomo from enforcing COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings---Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio favored protest over prayer when imposing coronavirus restrictions, a New York judge ruled Friday, blocking the pols from treating houses of worship differently than businesses.
Albany Federal Court Judge Gary Sharpe wrote that de Blasio and Cuomo cannot encourage thousands of people to take to the streets to protest racial injustice while also restricting outdoor religious gatherings.
“Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio could have just as easily discouraged protests, short of condemning their message, in the name of public health and exercised discretion to suspend enforcement for public safety reasons instead of encouraging what they knew was a flagrant disregard of the outdoor limits and social distancing rules. They could have also been silent. But by acting as they did, Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio sent a clear message that mass protests are deserving of preferential treatment,” the judge wrote.
De Blasio, the judge noted, had “simultaneous pro-protest/anti-religious gathering messages” that undermined the city’s legal arguments. Cuomo similarly “applauded and encouraged protesting and discouraged others from violating the outdoor limitations.” READ MORE AT THE NY DAILY NEWS HERE.
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