Denver judge upholds governor’s last call rule for bars and restaurants during coronavirus pandemic
Greeley Tribune
Jul 31, 2020
Last call will stay at 10 pm in Colorado bars, Denver district court judge Brian Whitney ruled Thursday. A group representing more than 200 bars and restaurants filed suit against the state health department last week, arguing that the curfew was arbitrary and would devastate an already-beleaguered service industry. “The state’s power to regulate its citizen’s health, safety and welfare under our federal system … is vast,” said Daniel Goldberg, a public health ethicist, attorney and CBH faculty. “These lawsuits that crop up — I’m not saying they can’t ever prevail — but they have an uphill battle.” Read article>>
