‘The ball is really in their court,’ Attorney General Ellison says of East Grand Forks restaurant as it reopens for a fourth night
Under financial pressure reportedly brought on by a gubernatorial order, an East Grand Forks bar and grill opened for the fourth night in a row on Saturday, despite a statewide restriction. It's facing a lawsuit from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a restraining order from a Polk County judge, and penalties could quickly pile up from there. Ellison told the Herald that the figurative ball is in the restaurant's court.
5:49 pm, Dec. 12, 2020
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The Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks stayed open despite a state lawsuit and subsequent restraining order on Friday, Dec. 11. The restaurant, like others in the city, is chafing under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's order banning dine-in meal service to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus. Joe Bowen / Grand Forks Herald