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Jan 09, 2021 10:12 AM EST
The owners of over 20 Arkansas bars filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking to thwart COVID-19 restrictions. According to the lawsuit, the Arkansas Department of Health made an arbitrary decision when it commanded bars to close at 11 P.M.
Bar owners sue over closing directive
The lawsuit seeks a directive by over a dozen Fayetteville bars, including such acclaimed spots as Maxine s Taproom, against the Health Department order approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson and implemented by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
The businesses state they are being irremediably harmed by the order.
Nineteen bars on Dickson Street have joined forces to issue a lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Health, the Governor s office, and the Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission to petition the imposed curfew, reported KNWA.