Religious groups filed two lawsuits Thursday challenging the constitutionality of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order limiting the size of gatherings inside houses of worship in communities seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases. The order was part of new lockdown restrictions after city and state officials have for weeks tracked increases in cases in sections of Brooklyn, Queens and Rockland and Orange counties. Most of the affected areas are home to large Orthodox Jewish populations.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 08, 2020 19:56 UTC