Judge won’t force Nevada governor to open Las Vegas bars – By Ken Ritter (Associated Press) / Aug 18 2020
A Nevada judge has rejected a bid to force Gov. Steve Sisolak to lift a bar closure order he re-imposed July 27 to prevent people from gathering and spreading COVID-19.
An attorney for 62 area bars didn’t immediately respond Tuesday to messages about whether he’ll appeal Judge Kerry Earley’s order late Monday endorsing the governor’s decision to close bars as within his power and “rationally related to a legitimate governmental purpose.”
The attorney, Dennis Kennedy, conceded during a hearing last week that the governor, a Democrat, had authority to invoke emergency power during the coronavirus pandemic and impose closures to promote public safety.
But Kennedy argued the move was killing businesses.
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