photo by: Journal-World File Photo
The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured in this file photo from Aug. 4, 2020.
A judge has declined to stop Douglas County from enforcing a health order against Paradise Saloon, an adult entertainment club in Lawrence, while a civil case is pending.
Since the case was filed in Douglas County District Court in early October, attorney Robert “Tuck” Duncan has raised several arguments against local health restrictions put in place to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Though the specifics of the health order have fluctuated as local COVID-19 cases have risen and fallen, it has at times restricted the hours that bars can operate, including curbside or takeout food service.